Italian Bust of Goddess Venus on Marble Base

Italian made sculpture on black marble base of Goddess Venus, the Roman counterpart to the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. It is a modern representation in tangible form of Sandro Botticelli's Birth Of Venus painting. Made of bonded marble or oxolite, a compound used in Tuscany by sculptor atelier A. Santini to reproduce original Carrara marble statues. Made of lime stone and marble dust and mixed with resin, it creates a realistic Carrara marble. 10ʺW × 4ʺD × 11ʺH Made in Italy and signed by A. Santini Excellent condition, no chips or cracks