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13 - HEAD OF A GODDESS IN THE STYLE OF APHRODITE White marble H.
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
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HEAD OF A GODDESS IN THE STYLE OF APHRODITE White marble H. 19 cm Roman art, 1st century AD Provenance Former private collection in the south of France, assembled between the 1970s and 2000 Passed down through the family ever since The goddess is depicted slightly smaller than life-size, with idealised, youthful features, her head shown in full face. The oval face tapers towards the chin. The large almond-shaped eyes, with pronounced inner canthi and thick eyelids, are surmounted by finely modelled eyebrows that blend harmoniously into the bridge of the nose. The forehead is low. The abundant, wavy hair is parted in the centre, swept back and partially covering the ears; a curly lock falls down at the side. The hair is held back by a headband and tied into a bun at the nape of the neck. The frontal perspective and the treatment of the hairstyle bear close resemblance to the so-called Townley Venus, a Roman copy of a prototype from the late 4th century BC attributed to the Praxiteles school. A Roman marble head of a goddess, Aphrodite type. 1st century AD. The goddess is depicted on a slightly under-life-size scale, with idealised, youthful features, the head shown frontally.The goddess is depicted on a slightly under-life-size scale, with idealised, youthful features, the head shown frontally. The oval face tapers towards the chin. The large almond-shaped eyes, with pronounced inner canthi and heavy lids, are surmounted by finely modelled brows that merge harmoniously into the bridge of the nose. The forehead is low. The abundant, wavy hair is parted in the centre, drawn back and partially covering the ears; a curling lock falls to one side. The hair is held in place by a headband and gathered into a bun at the nape of the neck. The frontal presentation and the styling of the hair find close parallels in the so-called Townley Venus, a Roman copy of a late 4th-century BC prototype attributed to the Praxiteles school.
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Auction time 07/08/2026 at 3:00 PM
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