Part of a marble disk with female head in relief
From Melos. Around 460-450 BC.
(NAM/ΕΑΜ Γ 3990)
The goddess of beauty, Aphrodite, is perhaps depicted. Her rich hair is gathered in a sakkos (snood), which curves over the nape of the lean neck. An additional curl would be attached to the temple. The face emits grace and balanced beauty.