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
about 2nd century A.D. (after a Hellenistic Greek type)
about A.D. 150–192; first recut about A.D. 210–267; second recut about A.D. 400
5th century
1st century A.D.
about 490–480 B.C.
about 4th century B.C.
about 325 B.C. (?)
4th century B.C.
about 350–325 B.C.
Late 5th–early 4th century B.C.