Bust of a woman

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The subject of this bust remains unclear, but the top-knotted hair, a hallmark of Hellenistic sculpture, and striking facial features strongly suggest a Goddess. The bust bears a resemblance to Venus, as the craning of its head echoes the shape of the Aphrodite of Knidos or even The Crouching Venus, which turns her head to the right. The original sculpture from which this cast was created originates from The Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek (ORIG1507), although no record of it has been found yet. A mention of the work can be found in Furtwängler 1900, No. 234, but it pertains to carved gemstones. If you create new works using this model and wish to share them with us, please send an email to web@smk.dk or stw@myminifactory.com. This scan was produced in collaboration between The Statens Museum for Kunst and Scan the World for the SMK-Open project. Every model created through this initiative is available under an open source license. The scanner used for this scan was Artec Eva.