It may be a copy of the Aphrodite of Thespiae by Praxiteles, ordered by the courtesan Phryne. In the 2nd century AD, Pausanias mentioned the existence at Thespiae in Boeotia (central Greece) of a group made up of Cupid, Phryne and Aphrodite.
It may be an image of the Aphrodite of Thespiae by Praxiteles, commissioned by Phryne. In the 2nd century AD, Pausanias noted the existence at Thespiae in Boeotia (central Greece) of a group including Cupid, Phryne, and Aphrodite.