Category:Aphrodite in a shell

English: Depictions of Aphrodite in a shell representing her birth. She emerged from the sea, after her father Uranos was castrated, and floated ashore in a scallop shell. The shell was a symbol of the female genitalia.

See also: Aphrodite Anadyomene.

Subcategories

This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.

B

Birth of Aphrodite (Staatliche Antikensammlungen)‎ (3 F)
Birth Of Venus, Twickenham‎ (4 F)

V

Venus Anadyomenes in the House of Venus (Pompeii)‎ (31 F)

Media in category "Aphrodite in a shell"

The following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total.

'Venus in the Shell' by Carlo Finelli, 1847, The Hermitage.JPG 2,324 × 2,440; 464 KB
Fresco erótico Nápoles 10.JPG 5,184 × 3,456; 3.78 MB
Fresco of Venus in a Shell (49345513807).jpg 4,032 × 1,960; 1.81 MB
Venere anadiomene in conchiglia con erote, forse da pompei, 50-79 dc ca., S.N..jpg 3,084 × 2,528; 3.52 MB
Venere in conchiglia ed erote 001.JPG 2,132 × 1,715; 1.42 MB
Venus in a Shell, Fresco.jpg 4,048 × 3,036; 4.14 MB
AfroditaNaciendoDeLaConchaTanagraSigloIVAC.jpg 2,353 × 2,382; 2.23 MB
Afrodite emerging (4th c. BC). (3471832154).jpg 1,103 × 989; 211 KB
Aphrodite Anadyomene Louvre CA2288.jpg 1,575 × 2,240; 2.87 MB
Atuell en forma d'Afrodita en una petxina, Àtica, necròpolis de Fanagoria, pinínsula de Taman. Primer quart del segle IV aC, ceràmica.JPG 1,958 × 2,152; 560 KB
Birth of Aphrodite, Late Hellenistic workshop, Asia Minor, 1st century BC, H 5779 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05859.jpg 3,528 × 3,999; 7.07 MB
Birth of Aphrodite, Lower Italy, 4th century BC, ceramic, H 2499 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05835.jpg 4,095 × 3,448; 5.09 MB
Età imperiale, cammeo con afrodite anadyomene, in pasta vitrea trasparente - Copia.jpg 846 × 977; 640 KB
Età imperiale, cammeo con afrodite anadyomene, in pasta vitrea trasparente.jpg 888 × 1,209; 786 KB
Mighty Aphrodite rising out of the sea foam.webp 400 × 615; 98 KB
NAMA mini Aphrodite2.jpg 3,421 × 2,739; 1.58 MB
Petite Aphrodite.JPG 3,072 × 2,304; 2.55 MB
Picou, Henri Pierre - The Birth of Venus - 1874.jpg 550 × 402; 50 KB
Picou, Henri Pierre - Venus - 19th century.jpg 2,600 × 1,862; 2.19 MB
Terracotta figurine of Aphrodite in a shell Antikensammlung Berlin.jpg 1,142 × 977; 619 KB
Venus anadiomene.jpg 1,723 × 2,952; 1.02 MB
Venus redon.jpeg 480 × 1,121; 154 KB
Venus-IMG 6401.jpg 4,998 × 3,332; 1.49 MB
Venusselous.jpg 900 × 576; 90 KB

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