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title: Terracotta Aphrodite, Brundisium
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7086/terracotta-aphrodite-brundisium/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Terracotta Aphrodite, Brundisium

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Terracotta Aphrodite, Brundisium](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7086.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7086.jpg)

## Image Caption

A terracotta figurine depicting [Aphrodite](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aphrodite/) emerging from a shell, [Brundisium](https://www.worldhistory.org/Brundisium/), southern [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). 3rd century BCE. (Archaeological Museum of Brindisi, Italy)

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2017, August 25). Terracotta Aphrodite, Brundisium. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7086/terracotta-aphrodite-brundisium/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Terracotta Aphrodite, Brundisium." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 25, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7086/terracotta-aphrodite-brundisium/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Terracotta Aphrodite, Brundisium." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Aug 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7086/terracotta-aphrodite-brundisium/>.

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