A ROMAN LIMESTONE HEAD OF A GODDESS

A ROMAN LIMESTONE HEAD OF A GODDESS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Wearing a cylindrical polos with horizontal ridges, ornamented in shallow relief with three frontal spread-winged sphinxes alternating with palmettes and rosettes, the polos with beading along the lower edge and openwork arches above, her long hair with deeply incised wavy strands falling in back, vertical rows of curls along her forehead and large spiral locks in front of her stylized ears, wearing rosette earrings, her large eyes unarticulated
12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high