Caption

Head of Venus or a nymph, unknown Roman workshop; female portrait, Roman sculpture, hairstyle; 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 carved stone head displayed on a rectangular stone base, shown in profile facing right; the sculpture has wavy, textured hair and a defined ear, brow, nose, lips, and chin, with a smooth neck area and some surface irregularities and weathering; the stone shows a range of off-white, beige, cream, and light tan tones with subtle darker patches, set against a smooth medium-gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_321

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67.0Mb (4.1Mb) / 13.0in x 20.0in / 3904 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head Venus nymph unknown Roman workshop female portrait Roman sculpture hairstyle 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 carved stone head displayed rectangular stone base shown profile facing right wavy textured hair defined ear brow nose lips chin smooth neck area surface irregularities weathering stone range off-white beige cream light tan tones subtle darker patches set smooth medium-gray background.