Caption

Head of Venus or a nymph, unknown Roman workshop, female portrait, Roman sculpture, hairstyles, Roman copy after a Greek original from the 3rd century BC, early 1st century period of Octavian Augustus, Roman Empire, 27 BC–476, sculpture; height 23 cm, width 16 cm, depth 19 cm, weight 11.13 kg., A sculpted head displayed on a rectangular block, carved from a pale stone with areas of weathering and discoloration, depicting a face with closed or partially closed eyes, a straight nose, and slightly parted lips; the hair is rendered in textured, wavy locks gathered back and partially covered by a band, and the surface shows patches of roughness and subtle variations in beige, off-white, cream, light brown, and gray tones against a uniform gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_319

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67.0Mb (2.8Mb) / 13.0in x 20.0in / 3904 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head Venus nymph unknown Roman workshop female portrait Roman sculpture hairstyles Roman copy Greek original 3rd century BC early 1st century period Octavian Augustus Roman Empire 27 Bc–476 sculpture height 23 cm width 16 cm depth 19 cm weight 11.13 kg sculpted head displayed rectangular block carved pale stone areas weathering discoloration depicting face closed partially eyes straight nose slightly parted lips hair rendered textured wavy locks gathered back partially covered band surface patches roughness subtle variations beige off-white cream light brown gray tones uniform gray background.