A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF VENUS
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF VENUS CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. The goddess depicted slightly under-lifesized, with youthful idealizing features, her head inclined to her left, on a long slender neck, her oval face tapering to her dimpled chin, her bow-shaped lips parted, her small almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthi articulated, and framed by thick lids, the delicately-modelled brows arching gracefully and merging with the bridge of her nose, her forehead peaked at the center, her luscious wavy hair center parted, rolled back over her ears, bound in a fillet, and tied in a chignon at the nape of her neck, a voluminous curling lock falling below, with thick tresses pulled up over the crown of her head and fastened in a top-knot 10¼ in. (26 cm.) high
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF VENUS
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF VENUS CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. The goddess depicted slightly under-lifesized, with youthful idealizing features, her head inclined to her left, on a long slender neck, her oval face tapering to her dimpled chin, her bow-shaped lips parted, her small almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthi articulated, and framed by thick lids, the delicately-modelled brows arching gracefully and merging with the bridge of her nose, her forehead peaked at the center, her luscious wavy hair center parted, rolled back over her ears, bound in a fillet, and tied in a chignon at the nape of her neck, a voluminous curling lock falling below, with thick tresses pulled up over the crown of her head and fastened in a top-knot 10¼ in. (26 cm.) high
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