Head of the goddess Aphrodite, unknown creator; Greek sculpture, female portrait; hair tied in a bow at the front, in a bun at the back; 332–30 BC, Hellenistic period, Greece; sculpture; weight 9.74 kg, A carved stone sculpture photographed from behind showing a textured arrangement of wavy, stylized hair gathered and braided into a low bun; the stone displays a range of pale gray, off-white, beige, and subtle brown tones with darker gray shadows in the grooves; the background is a smooth dark gray.
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Head of the goddess Aphrodite, unknown creator; Greek sculpture, female portrait; hair tied in a bow at the front, in a bun at the back; 332–30 BC, Hellenistic period, Greece; sculpture; weight 9.74 kg, A carved stone sculpture photographed from behind showing a textured arrangement of wavy, stylized hair gathered and braided into a low bun; the stone displays a range of pale gray, off-white, beige, and subtle brown tones with darker gray shadows in the grooves; the background is a smooth dark gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A04_127

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Head goddess Aphrodite unknown creator Greek sculpture female portrait hair tied bow front bun back 332–30 Bc Hellenistic period Greece sculpture weight 9.74 kg carved stone sculpture photographed showing textured arrangement wavy stylized hair gathered braided low bun stone displays range pale gray off-white beige subtle brown tones darker gray shadows grooves background smooth dark gray.

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