Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Bust of Venus
Bust of Venus
Image © 2010 Worcester Art Museum, all rights reserved.

Bust of Venus

Culture
Date2nd century CE
Mediummarble
Dimensions35.1 cm (13 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number1903.36
Label TextA Roman copy in the manner of the Greek sculptor Praxiteles, this head of Venus could have fit into either a seated or standing figure. Ribbons wrap around her hair and are tied beneath the large bun. The bun itself is carved from a separate piece of marble and joined to the head by iron dowels. ProvenanceRichard Norton, Rome Italy
On View
On view
Current Location
  • Exhibition Location  Gallery 105
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Bust of Venus
Roman
first century BCE
Venus
Venus
Roman
1st–2nd century CE
Grave Relief of Claudius
Grave Relief of Claudius
Roman
1st–2nd century CE
Grave Relief of Caesanius
Grave Relief of Caesanius
Roman
1st–2nd century CE
Caligula (Caius Caesar Augustus Germanicus)
Caligula (Caius Caesar Augustus Germanicus)
Roman
37–40 CE
Portrait of a Roman Matron
Portrait of a Roman Matron
Roman
about 40–30 B.C.E.
Emperor Nero
Emperor Nero
Roman
64–68 CE
Cinerary Urn of Nicanor
Cinerary Urn of Nicanor
Roman
mid 1st century C.E.
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Portrait of a Private Citizen
Roman
early 3rd century
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Youthful Hercules
Roman
2nd century
Portrait of a Bearded Man
Portrait of a Bearded Man
Roman
230–250 C.E.
Image Not Available for Head Of A Man Wearing Laurel Wreath
Head Of A Man Wearing Laurel Wreath
Graeco-Roman
1st century