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The original was made in the 3rd century BC and depicted Aphrodite (Venus) bathing, with her arms covering herself as if the viewer had just walked in on the goddess. The style was often copied with many variations - sometimes the goddess seems unaware of her observers, in one she has her fingers buried in her hair as though in the middle of washing it. There is often a small Cupid/Eros flying above her (often all that remains is his hand on her back) holding a mirror for her. While far from the most complete, this Aphrodite is considered one of the most beautiful.

This type of Aphrodite was a favorite in the decoration of fountains and baths and in fact comes from one of the villa's buildings used for this purpose, the so-called Heliocaminus Baths.
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Author Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany
Camera location41° 54′ 11.2″ N, 12° 29′ 44.73″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Following Hadrian at https://flickr.com/photos/41523983@N08/8557146373. It was reviewed on 25 December 2022 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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