Head of Venus

4th-2nd century BCE (Hellenistic) 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm) Citation Source image

The goddess of love and beauty wears her wavy hair in a topknot. This small head likely was once part of a statuette showing the goddess nude or partially nude.

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3909
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sculpture
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normalized
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Joseph Brummer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/23.122

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