SculptureGreek2nd-1st century BCE
Head of Aphrodite
c. 200 BCE
Description
Head of Aphrodite broken at neck. Right hand broken at wrist holds lock of hair on figure's right side. Modelling worn; evidence of drill holes for ears and front and back of thumb.
Dimensions
5 x 6.3 cm (1 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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