Torso of Venus

Torso of a statue smaller than life-size. From the youthful appearance of the limbs it would seem to have represented a maiden under the semblance of. Venus. The importance of this work is greatly enhanced by the representation of a cestus, a broad girdle or boddice worn by the women, as a support for the breast. The cestus was a special attribute of Venus, whose charms and attractions it was supposed to contain, but it is seldom to be met with in statues of this goddess. Beside the left leg is a fragment of an ointment vase pertaining to the bath, a common accessory of the naked Venus.

Inv. nr. 4. H. 0.65.