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Monumentum

Bronze Venus of Sidon

There are two Venus from the Mithraeum of Sidon, one in bronze and the other in Parian marble.

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The New Mithraeum

8 Aug 2021

Updated on Apr 2022

A bronze Venus (de Ridder, III, 44 No. 43 and PI. VIII) and another one in Parian marble. The latter shows traces of red painting in her hair.Aphrodite (pudique, nu, cheveux, en bandeau, chignon, bas, diadème, dentelé, tendant, bras, debout, sur, base, rectangulaire, concave, moulure)

Décor : sur diadème ; palmette (flanqué de, rosace, 2, rinceau)

Etat de l'oeuvre : incomplet : il manque deux pointes du diadème et quelques incrustations d'argent sur le diadème ; épiderme corrodé (base).

Restauration : chignon refait.

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