An early Hellenistic female head - a fine copy from the 19th century patterned after Greek models Female head with wavy hair (Aphrodite?) which is secured directly above the forehead by a slender ribbon, tied to a knot at the back of the head and covered at sides by braided hair. Sharp outlines of the glabella (the bridge between the nose and the orbital arches). Finely modelled face, the nose tip broken off. The interpretation of the headband and orbital arches not typical for ancient Greece, the orbital arches indicate that the sculpture at han, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Keywords: 19th, ancient, century, copy, early, female, fine, head, hellenistic, world