As Bert Smith, a classical archaeologist at Oxford University, tells the Times, the marble statue was probably made for religious purposes. “The small size ... as seen in Aphrodite of Knidos.

"We found two Aphrodite statues. We identified the head of one and a small-sized body of the other. Our work will continue until the end of the month. Starting from 2025, restoration and ...

Artist Marc Quinn made Kate Moss into the largest gold statue made by a man since Egyptian times, calling Moss "a modern day Aphrodite." Moss posed for the life-sized statue, but not in the shape ...