Caption

Head of the goddess Aphrodite, Roman workshop, early 1st century 1st century AD, sculpture; restitution Przeworsk; Aphrodite mythology; Roman sculpture; portraits; maker, A marble bust of a person displayed against a plain grey background, showing the head and upper neck on a rounded pedestal; the sculpture is off-white to light beige with subtle darker patches and weathered spots, the hair is carved in wavy locks gathered into a stylized arrangement at the top with textured, slightly darker areas, the facial features are smooth and slightly worn with closed or indistinct eyes, a straight nose, and a neutral mouth, the neck and shoulders show some surface pitting and small chips, and the pedestal base is cylindrical and matches the off-white and light grey tones of the bust.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_001

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.9Mb (2.3Mb) / 11.1in x 20.0in / 3315 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head goddess Aphrodite Roman workshop early 1st century 1st century AD sculpture restitution Przeworsk Aphrodite mythology Roman sculpture portraits maker marble bust person displayed plain grey background showing head upper neck rounded pedestal off-white light beige subtle darker patches weathered spots hair carved wavy locks gathered stylized arrangement top textured slightly darker areas facial features smooth slightly worn closed indistinct eyes straight nose neutral mouth neck shoulders surface pitting small chips pedestal base cylindrical matches light grey tones bust.