# Venus de Milo by Unknown (attributed Alexandros of Antioch)

- Created: c. 130–100 BC
- Medium: Parian marble
- Where to see it: The Louvre, Paris, France — https://worldmuseumguide.org/museums/louvre/

The Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble sculpture, created sometime between 130 and 100 BC, depicting the goddess Aphrodite (Venus in Roman mythology). It was discovered on the island of Milos (Melos) in the Aegean Sea in 1820 and acquired by France shortly after. The sculpture is displayed in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Its arms are missing — lost at some point after antiquity — and their original position and what they held remains a matter of scholarly debate.

Updated 2026-07-18. Source: https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/venus-de-milo/ — World Museum Guide.