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Image: The Oxford Bust or "Sappho" with head and torso coming from different statues and probably put together by a sculptor in the 1600s MH

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Description: The Oxford Bust or "Sappho". The head and torso come from different statues and were probably put together by a sculptor in the 1600s. The Head is a Roman version of a classical Aphrodite, 50-200 CE, the bust may be a reworked ancient piece if not produced in 1500-1640. One of the "Arundel Marbles" photographed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England.
Title: The Oxford Bust or "Sappho" with head and torso coming from different statues and probably put together by a sculptor in the 1600s MH
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Author: Mary Harrsch
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