Venus is an ancient Italian goddess associated with cultivated fields and gardens and later identified by the Romans with the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite. As a native Italian deity, Venus had no myths of her own. She therefore took over those of Aphrodite and, through her, became identified with various foreign goddesses. The most noteworthy result of this development is perhaps the acquis…

Provenance

Pierre, Claude & Jeanine Vérité Collection, France, 1930 - 1980. The Vérité family were dealers of primitive art and archaeology Original country of origin: ITALY Accompanied by a BADA Certificate