Pilaster right: Marble bust of a woman, known as the 'Oxford Bust' or 'Sappho'. The head and torso come from different statues and were probably put together by a sculptor in the 1600s. Head, Roman version of a classical Aphrodite, AD 50-200, Bust, 1500-1640, if not a reworked ancient piece.

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Pilaster right: Marble bust of a woman, known as the 'Oxford Bust' or 'Sappho'. The head and torso come from different statues and were probably put together by a sculptor in the 1600s. Head, Roman version of a classical Aphrodite, AD 50-200, Bust, 1500-1640, if not a reworked ancient piece.

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License: Licensed
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Keywords: aphrodite, archival, archive, bust, historical, history, marble, oxford, pilaster, roman, sappho, woman