Submitted by ckorifidis on Mon, 03/09/2020 - 10:42

Head of a goddess, perhaps Aphrodite. An imitation in marble of a chryselephantine work of the Classical period (5th–4th cents. BC). The color that has flowed down from the eyes is due to the oxidization of the statue’s bronze eyelashes. 2nd cent. AD (NAM 177)
© Acropolis Museum.
Photo Socratis Mavrommatis

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Head of a goddess
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