a renowned marble statue of
Venus, the Greek and
Roman goddess of
love and
beauty. Discovered in 1820 by a peasant on the Greek island Milos, hence its name (
Venus of Milos), the statue
stands 6 feet 8 inches tall (203
cm), and is
thought to have been created around 130 B.C. by an unknown sculptor. When found, the statue was
broken in two pieces and its arms were not attached.
Different fragments were found at the site that were
thought to be part of the arms and hands. The statue, excluding its arms, was later restored and placed in the Louvre, a
national museum in
Paris,
France.