Two fragments of an Aphrodite statuette from the Greek colony of Olbia in Provence (Hyères, Var)
Biard, Guillaume
Two fragments of an Aphrodite statuette from the Greek colony of Olbia in Provence (Hyères, Var) - 2023.
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This paper is the first publication of two fragments of limestone feminine statuettes found in reuse in the surroundings of the Aphrodision in Olbia of Provence (Hyères, Var), the first one in 1961 during Jacques Coupry’s excavations, the second in 2021 during restoration work. These two fragments, which may belong to the same work, follow a nude Aphrodite type created in the late Hellenistic period. They were probably among the offerings adorning the sanctuary in the first century bc, soon before its downsizing, and then its abandonment in the 40s bc. They give a rare testimony on sculpture in-the-round in Southern Gaul during the late Hellenistic period and on the Olbians’ votive practices.
Two fragments of an Aphrodite statuette from the Greek colony of Olbia in Provence (Hyères, Var) - 2023.
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This paper is the first publication of two fragments of limestone feminine statuettes found in reuse in the surroundings of the Aphrodision in Olbia of Provence (Hyères, Var), the first one in 1961 during Jacques Coupry’s excavations, the second in 2021 during restoration work. These two fragments, which may belong to the same work, follow a nude Aphrodite type created in the late Hellenistic period. They were probably among the offerings adorning the sanctuary in the first century bc, soon before its downsizing, and then its abandonment in the 40s bc. They give a rare testimony on sculpture in-the-round in Southern Gaul during the late Hellenistic period and on the Olbians’ votive practices.
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