A graceful bronze statuette of the goddess Venus. Depicted nude except for a crescentic diadem in her hair deity stands in contrapposto with her right leg bent at the knee and her weight gracefully shifted. Her left arm gently bends as her hand grazes her body, hovering over her sex, perhaps a gesture of modesty like the Venus Pudica, and her right hand extends out from her body in a welcoming pose.
 
Roman: Circa: 1st - 2nd century AD.
 
Condition: Very Fine condition, with good stable patinated bronze.
Height 7.9 cms (3.1 ins).
 
Provenance: English private collection, purchased at Parthenon Gallery 2022.