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Statuette of Aphrodite rising from the sea (Anadyomene)

100 B.C.–A.D. 70
Country of Origin, for CustomsTurkey
Medium/TechniqueMarble
DimensionsOverall: 55 cm (21 5/8 in.)

Credit LineClassical Department Exchange Fund
Accession number1982.286
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
Provenance1982, sold by Mohammad Yeganeh (dealer; b. 1929 - d. 2012), Frankfurt, to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: June 9, 1982)

NOTE: According to the dealer at the time of purchase, this was said to have been found in Asia Minor.