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Head of Aphrodite

3rd–2nd century B.C.

Pentelic marble

1 15/16 × 2 7/16 in. (5 × 6.2 cm)
Gift of John H. Denison, B.A. 1955
2019.96.10
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Greek, Hellenistic
Period: 
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Classification: 
Sculpture
Provenance: 

Ex-collection Ada (Mrs. William H) S. Moore, 1940s

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