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IMPORTANT HELLENISTIC MARBLE HEAD OF APHRODITE With large steadfast eyes and a straight nose with its broad ridge flaring into the forehead and the eyebrows. The full lips are vigorously arched, the mouth closed. The centrally parted hair frames with its small curls the low and narrow forehead as well as the temples, and is bound by a fillet. Cf. A. Adriani, Testimonianze e monumenti di scultura alessandrina, 1948, 5 und 19, pls. I-II and XIV,1 Ex Dehoust collection, Belgium; Funcke-Auffermann collection, Germany. 2nd-1st Century BC H. 9 1/2 in. (23.5 cm.) CBT28 P.O.R. Sales |
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