Gazda: Crouching figure of Aphrodite. Faience. Once decorated elaborate faience vessels found in houses of Karanis. Probably depicts Aphrodite, crouching and arranging her hair, following a model of a popular statue type in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The prominent breasts and abdomen emphasize the goddess's fertility.; Aphrodite Anadyomene. p.H. 0.080 m, p.W. 0.036 m, D. 0.028 m. Molded, high relief appliqué originally attached to faience vessel. Broken on all sides. Nude female, with knees to right and arms raised to hair. Fillet and wreath indicated by impressed dots. Faience, greenish-blue (Rocks, Paper, Memory; Larson)