VENUS FROM HIGH ROCHESTER

James K

First Glance  Venus  Beady Eyes  2 Nymphs  Holding a water jug and a towel  Eyes drawn to symmetry  Venus mid-bath  Perpendicular angles  Foliage to either side

The Facts  High Relief Sculpture  Stone  Romano-Celtic period  2 nd -3 rd century AD  Found at High Rochester

Symbolism  Venus is pictured with 2 water nymphs  ‘Hydraxia’  Venus born from the sea  Standard Mythology

What does this show?

 Merging of styles of Art (Romanisation)  Celtic acceptance  Economy  No sculptors from overseas  Religion  Celtic acceptance of Roman gods & goddesses