A splendid marble head has been found at Ostia Antica during some routine maintenance work on post-classical storage facilities.
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| Credit: Roma-Repubblica |
The Bathing Aphrodite is the most famous work of the Greek sculptor Doidalsas of Bithynia, who lived in the third century BC.
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| Credit: Roma-Repubblica |
Apparently, Nikomedes I commissioned Doidalsas to make the statue because he could not acquire Aphrodite of Knidos, which he wanted very much.
The transfer of the statue to Rome determined its fame, because it was often copied to decorate gardens and baths.
Source: Roma-Repubblica [May 12, 2018]
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