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The Venus Felix is a sculpture of Venus and her son Cupid Which dates back to the second century AD. It was dedicated by Sallustia and Helpidus to Venus Felix. Its head resembles Faustina the Younger. It is now held at the Pius-Clementine museum of the Vatican Museums, Rome, and is displayed in the Octagon of the Hermes Hall.
Description
The Statue Venus Felix is not a copy but is reminiscent of the great master piece, Aphrodite of Cnidus by Praxiteles made in the fourth century BCE. The Statue Venus Felix has a distinctive description on its base which indicates its votive purpose.
the description is thought to attest the statue is dedicated to Venus Felix by Sallustia a matron whose portrait can be traced back to the second century AD and by Helpidus in all likelihood, who stands next to her guise of Eros as he hands her an object which could be mirror