This is a 3D model of a Neoclassical statuette, which copies an ancient marble statue in the National Archaeological Museum (Naples). It displays a woman (the goddess Aphrodite? a mortal?) partially draped in her robes. This pose and subject is a statue type called the “Aphrodite Kallipygian” (Callipygian Venus). This modern name came from the Greek words kallos (beauty) + pyge (buttocks). The original Roman work dates from the 1st c. BCE. It was recovered in the 16th c. missing its head.

Biobliography: Auction Catalog; statue type: Wikipedia

Ancient World 3D

This model posting is part of Ancient World 3D, a project that provides curated 3D open access content for Classical Studies. The original model was posted by Scan The World. This entry was composed by Samantha Schlegel (Dr. Elizabeth Thill, advisor, Cheyenne Eversole, curator).