portrait head

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Object Type
Museum number: 1879,0712.6
Description: Marble head and neck of a goddess, her hair tied in an elaborate knot and bound by several bands, the one over the forehead being particularly broad. The nose if restored and the surface has been damaged and pitted, possibly by water action. Although sometimes identified as a portrait of Sappho, it is more likely an Aphrodite. It follows the type known as the Aphrodite Olympias group and the original has been attributed to the sculptor Pheidias.
Producer name
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1 - 120
Materials
Dimensions: Height: 29.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Representation of: Sappho (unlikely); Representation of: Aphrodite
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1879
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1879,0712.6

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