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Caption

Roman. Head of Aphrodite, Marble, 5 9/16 × 3 15/16 × 4 1/8 in. (14.2 × 10 × 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Bianca Olcott in memory of her father, Professor George M. Olcott of Columbia University, of her grandfather, George N. Olcott, and of her great-grandfather, Charles M. Olcott, President of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences 1851-1853, 29.1604. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Culture

Roman

Title

Head of Aphrodite

Period

Early Roman Imperial Period

Medium

Marble

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

5 9/16 × 3 15/16 × 4 1/8 in. (14.2 × 10 × 10.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Bianca Olcott in memory of her father, Professor George M. Olcott of Columbia University, of her grandfather, George N. Olcott, and of her great-grandfather, Charles M. Olcott, President of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences 1851-1853

Accession Number

29.1604

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