Head of Aphrodite
about A.D. 138–192
Country of Origin, for CustomsGreece
Medium/TechniqueMarble from Mt. Pentelikon near Athens; top of the head made in separate piece of marble
DimensionsOther (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.)
Other (Head on historic socle): 32 x 18 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 7 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Mr. Clement S. Houghton
Accession number01.8200
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1901: with Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren in December 1901 with funds provided by Clement S. Houghton
1st century A.D.
about mid-3rd century A.D.
280–240 B.C.
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
1804–09
about 1825
20th century, in the manner of about 1760–70
About 1740–60