/internal/media/dispatcher/1046884/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailHead of Aphroditeabout A.D. 138–192Other (Head only): 21 x 18 x 23 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Other (Head on historic socle): 32 x 18 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 7 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)Marble from Mt. Pentelikon near Athens; top of the head made in separate piece of marbleMuseum purchase with funds donated by Mr. Clement S. Houghton01.82000Broken at base of neck. Upper part of skull missing by an oblique break from just above the forehead to below the crown on the back. Nose somewhat damaged. Hairstyle is a complexity of looped and dangling strands with some of the hair combed backward to a loose bun below her headband and some strands pulled up at the front, probably to be tied into a bowknot on top of her head. In addition, two long locks of hair fall down onto her shoulders.
Scientific Analysis:
Harvard Lab No. HI713: Isotope ratios - delta13C +2.43 / delta18O -4.99, Attribution - Pentelikon, Justification - Fine grained marble.Sculpture21.000000000032.000000000023.000000000023.00000000007001