Marble statue of the Goddess of love, and desire. Her graceful body symbolizes an ideal of beauty. Also known as Venus (Aphrodite in Latin) de Milo.

In 1820 a peasant named George found this exquisite statue in an underground cavern on the island of Melos, Cyclades.

The Turkish officials (Greece was under Turkish occupation at the time) took possession of it and later it was transferred to France as a legitimately purchased artefact!

It is not known who the sculptor was. Archaeologists believe that it was made in the 2nd half of the 2nd century BC.

Certified Museum Copy

The original statue the way it was discovered is in the Louvre Museum, Paris.