Mosaic of Aphrodite holding up a mirror.
The goddess Aphrodite holding a mirror decorated with the head of Medusa on the outside, which she has taken from an open an box on the nearby table. Aphrodites naked body was covered with a dress during Christian times. c. 2nd Century AD. From the floor mosaic of a Roman villa located at Psila Alonia Square in Patras, Greece. Patras Archaeological Museum.
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