Head of Aphrodite | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1992.256.20
Title: Head of Aphrodite
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture, head
Date: c. 200 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rhodes, Rhodes
Period: Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/289105

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Marble
Technique: Carved
Dimensions: 5 x 6.3 cm (1 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
Accession Year: 1992
Object Number: 1992.256.20
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

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.

Verification Level

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