Terracotta figurine of semi-naked Aphrodite
From Eretria. 3rd c. BC.
(ΕΑΜ/ΝΑΜ Α 4137)
Terracotta figurine of Aphrodite seated on a rock, holding a folding mirror. Her himation covers her lower body and legs. The goddess of beauty is represented in the moment she has withdrawn her gaze from her image on the gold-plated mirror.