Head, Aphrodite Type
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Marble
PERIOD
late Ptolemaic Period to early Roman Period
DIMENSIONS
7 5/8 x 4 15/16 x 5 11/16 in. (19.3 x 12.5 x 14.5 cm)
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
ACCESSION NUMBER
16.631
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Marble head, Aphrodite type, preserved to base of neck. Slender face with idealized features. Slightly open mouth. Ear lobes drilled but not pierced. Hair dressed into two small piles over forehead.
Condition: Nose, mouth and chin broken giving sculpture an unpleasant expression. Surface, particularly of hair, worn.
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