Caption

Head of the goddess Aphrodite;, Greek sculpture, female portrait; hair tied in a bow at the front, in a bun at the back; Hellenistic period, 332–30 BC; Greece; sculpture; weight 9.74 kg, A marble sculpted head of a person shown in profile, mounted on a rounded marble pedestal; the sculpture displays detailed wavy and braided hair pulled into a low bun at the back with a short curled lock near the ear, a straight nose, closed lips, and a smooth jawline; the surface shows slight textural weathering and subtle variations in the stone. The visible colors are shades of white and off-white in the marble, with areas of pale gray and faint beige, set against a dark gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_123

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62.6Mb (3.3Mb) / 12.2in x 20.0in / 3645 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head goddess Aphrodite Greek sculpture female portrait hair tied bow front bun back Hellenistic period 332–30 Bc Greece sculpture weight 9.74 kg marble sculpted head person shown profile mounted rounded marble pedestal sculpture displays detailed wavy braided hair pulled low bun short curled lock near ear straight nose closed lips smooth jawline surface slight textural weathering subtle variations stone visible colors shades white off-white areas pale gray faint beige set dark gray background.