{"product_id":"lely-venus-magnet","title":"Lely Venus Magnet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA decorative fridge magnet, depicting a marble statue of a crouching goddess Aphrodite or Venus from the late 2nd Century CE, this magnet is specially designed for the Ashmolean Museum's exhibition \u003cem\u003eAphrodite: The Making of a Goddess\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rectangular magnet comes presented on an Ashmolean branded backing card colour matched to the Aphrodite exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original object which this magnet's design is based on, \u003cem\u003eThe Lely Venus\u003c\/em\u003e, is a Roman variation of an older Greek original, created by the sculptor Doidalsas c. 200 BCE, found in Italy, and displayed in the British Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lely Venus\u003c\/strong\u003e was purchased in 1627–28, for King Charles I of England. It was remarked in England in 1631 as \u003cem\u003e'the finest statue of all'. \u003c\/em\u003eOn the dispersal of Charles's art collections during the Commonwealth, it came into the possession of the painter and connoisseur Sir Peter Lely, from whom it derives its name. Two years after Lely's death (1682), it was re-acquired from his heirs for the Royal Collection. The statue was stolen from the Palace of Whitehall after it was destroyed by fire on January 4, 1698, and was recovered four years later by the Crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd 2026 | Royal Collection Trust; Photograph: British Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExclusive to the Ashmolean Museum.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Customworks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64317085090169,"sku":"ASI-6529","price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7566\/5197\/files\/Magnet_Lely_Venus.jpg?v=1790154302","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashmolean.org\/products\/lely-venus-magnet","provider":"Ashmolean Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}