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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.256.20
Title
Head of Aphrodite
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
head, sculpture
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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