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English: So-called “Venus de Milo” (Aphrodite from Melos), detail of the junction of the two blocks: with the burst lines of the hip fragments. Parian marble, ca. 130-100 BC? Found in Melos in 1820.
Français : Vénus de Milo, détail de la jonction des deux blocs et de l'éclatement des deux hanches. Marbre de Paros, vers 130-100 av. J.-C. ? Provenance : Mélos (moderne Milo), 1820.
Dimensions H. 2.02 m (6 ft. 7 ½ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Temporary location: Department of Paintings, Sully, first floor, room 74
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Ma 399, LL 299
Credit line Gift of the Marquis de Rivière to Louis XVIII of France, 1821
References Hamiaux, M., Les Sculptures grecques, II, Paris, 1998, no. 52, pp. 41-44
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