The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 15, 2026

A marble sculpture depicts the head and neck of Aphrodite looking slightly to our right and down. Her wavy hair is parted in the center and pulled back in textured ridges. She has heavy-lidded eyes, a straight nose, and a small, level mouth. The neck ends in a jagged break. Scattered brown spots speckle the smooth, off-white marble surface.

Head of Aphrodite

325–100 BCE

Greece

marble
Overall: 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.)
The Cleveland Museum of Art Study Collection, Gift from J. H. Wade 1925.736
Location: Not on view
  • "An Alexandrian Aphrodite." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 12, no. 6, (October 1925): 135-136 Mentioned: p. 135-136; Reproduced: p. 134
  • {{cite web|title=Head of Aphrodite|url=false|author=|year=325–100 BCE|access-date=15 September 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1925.736