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Aphrodite of Melos, called Venus de Milo

ArtistAlexandros of Antioch-on-the Meander
Artist Info.Greece
ViewTotal from front center
SiteMelos
LocationGreece
Dateca. 150-125 BC
SubjectSculpture
PeriodGreek Hellenistic Period
Materialmarble
Dimensions202 cm high
CollectionFrance, Paris, Musee du Louvre
Inv. No.399
Saskia No.Jgc-0012
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 5, plate 83
 Gilbert, Living with Art, 6th ed., chapter 2, plate 4
 Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art, 6th ed., chapter 13, plate 17
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 5, plate 83