Aphrodite's Escorts

Cupid and Soul

Rome - Italy

Aphrodite Holding Eros

Late 4th century B.C.
Clay
Ermitage Museum, St. Petersburgh - Russia

Aphrodite's Escorts

Red-coloured pottery

The Three Graces

Aphrodite and Graces Bathing

Venus Riding a Swan

Late 4th century B.C.
Bronze
H overall 28.8 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris - France

Decorated with a subject that is highly appropriate for a toiletry object, its circular field edged with a laurel wreath, this mirror shows Turan (Aphrodite), designated by an inscription oriented to the left, riding a swan and making the gesture of anakalypsis (or unveiling). This motif, which appeared in Greece during the 5th century BC and spread to Etruria, met with great success in the 4th century. The solid handle ends in a doe's head.

Venus Riding a Swan

Detail from the inside of an athenian kylix, found in Camiros
The British Museum, London - England

Venus Riding a Goat

4th century B.C.
Mirror cover
Louvre Museum, Paris - France