FEMALE HEAD With head turned slightly to the right, the face is characterized by youthful, graceful features. Missing nose. The hair, composed of long, tight, wavy locks, is pulled back into a knot bun. The physiognomy is reminiscent of certain representations of the goddess Aphrodite. Marble. Worn and missing; approx. 10x13 cm. Hellenistic art, 4th-3rd century B.C. An Hellenistic marble head of a Woman. The head turned slightly to the right, the face is characterized by youthful and graceful features. Missing nose. The hair, composed of long, tight, wavy locks and pulled back into a bun-knot at the back. The physiognomy recalls certain representations of the goddess Aphrodite. 4th-3rd Century B.C.E. Provenance Former French collection French private collection, acquired on the French art market

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