
This work was inspired by Praxiteles’ renowned statue, Aphrodite of Knidus. The original and its copies are often referred to as Venus Pudica (modest Aphrodite) type, since the goddess is shown attempting to conceal her nakedness.
From the Israel Museum publications:
Avida, Uri, Aphrodite: A Greek Goddess, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1978
Rozenberg S., Las Afroditas del Israel Museum, Goddesses, Mediterranean Female Images from Prehistoric Times to the Roman Period, Nicolau, A. and Azara, P., Barcelona, Spain
Exhibitions:
Aphrodite: A Greek Goddess, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 28/11/1978 - 31/03/1979
Goddesses, Mediterranean Female Images from Prehistoric Times to the Roman Period, Museu d’Historia de la Ciutat, Barcelona, 2000