UNA TESTA MARMOREA DI AFRODITE CONSERVATA A TRENTO

Abstract

In a marble head kept in Trento, inside the Buonconsiglio Castle Monumenti e collezioni provinciali,
a representation of Aphrodite has been recognized. From the analysis of the sculpture made of white
marble, a fine replica of the Aphrodite of the “Doidalsas type” was identified here. We tried both to
propose a dating and to trace how this marble head arrived in the museum collections of Trento and
to contextualize a possible original location.

Keywords: Marble head; Crouching Aphrodite; Collecting; Tridentum; Topography.