This fitted tee features an image of a statuette of the goddess of love, Aphrodite.
- Available in women's size S, M, L, and XL
- Material: 50% cotton, 50% polyester
- Machine wash cold, only non-chlorine bleach when needed; tumble dry low
- Do not iron decoration
- Item #: TSGDSSV
Is the woman depicted in this Greek statuette mortal or divine? The apple held by the figure is usually an attribute of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and alludes to her having been judged the most beautiful of the goddesses. The dress of this figure, however, shows a level of decorum and fashion consciousness not normally found in images of Aphrodite. Indeed, certain elements of the statuette seem drawn from royal portraiture of the time. The woman may actually represent a Hellenistic queen, perhaps Apollonius of Pergamon, portrayed as Aphrodite.
Statuette of Aphrodite, (Greek, first half of 2nd century BCE)
Bronze, 38 x 18.5 x 13.7 cm (141516 × 7 6 × 5⅜ in.)
J. Paul Getty Museum, Gift of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman, 96.AB. 149
