SculptureRoman2nd-3rd century CE
Aphrodite Wearing a Bird Headdress
2nd-3rd century CE
Dimensions
14.8 x 7.4 x 4 cm (5 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Provenance
[Blumka Gallery, New York, NY, April 26, 1969], sold; to Max Falk, New York, NY, (1969-1993), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1993.
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