Ca. 1800 AD (or earlier). A large bronze statuette of goddess Venus standing on top of a round base with her weight on her left leg, the right leg bent at the knee. Her slender torso nude; her both arms bent; her head turned to her left, her gaze slightly downturned; the pupils recessed, her hair arranged in an intricate coiffure. Venus was the god of love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. She was an especially important god for the Romans as she was also the mother of Aeneas, their mythical ancestor.Size: L:275mm / W:90mm ; 1.32kgProvenance: Private London collection.