Aphrodite, Easton Lodge, Little Easton, Essex, UK
Posted by: bill&ben
N 51° 53.422 E 000° 18.953
31U E 315300 N 5752249
A wood carving of Aphrodite on top of a dead beech tree in Easton Lodge Gardens
Waymark Code: WM9A1E
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/20/2010
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This sculpture represents Aphrodite reclining on top of a Greek Corinthian column. It is carved from one piece of a prematurely deceased 150 year old beech tree. The carving was achieved using only a mallet and chisels.
The carving on the capital represents two peacocks, a goose, a crow, an apple, two pears, and a rose. On top of the capital Aphrodite is shown with a dove resting on a scallop shell with a dolphin representing the sea.
The Essex artist Alistair Smith was the creator of this piece. Other works by the artist, are on display and in use at the Gardens.
The gardens at Easton Lodge are open 12noon to 6pm on various Sundays between April and October. For opening times see (
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