It depicts a nude of goddess aphrodite attempting to repel the erotic advances of the goat footed god pan.
Marble group of aphrodite with pan and eros hellenistic.
A delightful composition carved in white marble from paros in the hellenistic era circa 100 bce.
The manner in which she bends her left leg lends a gracefulness to her stance.
Marble group statue of aphrodite pan and eros from delos 100 bc the national archaeological museum of athens this group statue made of parian marble was found in the sacred island of delos.
Group of aphrodite pan and eros this is one of the best known and most characteristic representations of the goddess aphrodite assaulted by the goat legged pan.
Group of aphrodite pan and eros found in the house of the poseidoniastai of beryttos on delos aphrodite attempts to fend off pan who makes erotic advances national archaeological museum of athens 13912357968 jpg 3 264 4 928.
The goddess aphrodite fends off the lascivious goat legged god pan with a raised sandal.
Eros the winged god of love flits between the pair grabbing pan by the horns.
Aphrodite eros and pan sculptural group with aphrodite repelling pan with her sandal and the help of eros.
It was made of parian marble one of the world s finest semi translucent pure white marble famous since the ancient times.
The beautiful piece of art was found in 1904 on the island of delos in a room of the hall of the guild of the poseidoniasts of beirut who were the worshippers of the god poseidon.
The famous venus de milo is a larger than life size marble statue of aphrodite found on melos together with its inscribed base now lost signed by the sculptor alexandros of antioch on the meander.
100 bce marble height 4 feet 4 inches national museum athens.
Aphrodite of delos marble group of aphrodite with pan and eros about 100 bc aphrodite of delos with pan eros the naked goddess of beauty and love is rendered frontally with hair well combed and tied up by means of a scarf bound in a bow above her parting.
Hellenstic marble statue group of aphrodite venus with pan and eros circa 100 bc house of poseidonaistai of beryttos delos athens national archa statue of venus eros and pan at the acropolis museum in athens.
The undressing of aphrodite for example became the norm but hellenistic sculptors went beyond praxiteles and openly explored the eroticism of the nude female form.
He tries to pull her hand away from her covered groin.
Aphrodite pan and eros from the establishment of the poseidoniasts of berytos beirut on delos c.
The group stands on its original square base which bears a votive inscription.
