Venus de Milo: Quick Facts

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The marble statue Venus de Milo, depicting the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite with missing arms, stands on a pedestal in a gallery at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The Venus de Milo, an ancient Greek marble statue of Aphrodite, stands on display in a grand hall at the Louvre Museum in Paris, with a visitor nearby for scale.

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