Head of the goddess Aphrodite; creator, 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 carved stone head of a person shown in profile mounted on a round pedestal, with detailed wavy and braided hair swept back into a bun; the sculpture has a pale off-white and light gray surface with areas of darker beige and brown discoloration, and it sits against a solid dark gray background.
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Head of the goddess Aphrodite; creator, 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 carved stone head of a person shown in profile mounted on a round pedestal, with detailed wavy and braided hair swept back into a bun; the sculpture has a pale off-white and light gray surface with areas of darker beige and brown discoloration, and it sits against a solid dark gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A04_124

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Head goddess Aphrodite creator Greek sculpture female portrait hair tied bow front bun back Hellenistic period 332–30 Bc Greece sculpture weight 9.74 kg carved stone head person shown profile mounted round pedestal detailed wavy braided hair swept pale off-white light gray surface areas darker beige brown discoloration sits solid dark gray background.

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