I should have taken the advice of the other reviewers. The bust is creepy if you look really close. She looks like a character from a Tim Burton movie. BUT it is true if you put her up high or in a shadow, she looks ok. But the authentic sculpture is one of the most beautiful so I'm sure I'm biased. Some places on the bust has gray and is very rough to the touch. My vision was of a smooth polished alabaster material. If you expect that, you'll be disappointed.