Votive head, Head of a young man covered with a shawl, from under which hair emerges in the form of a fringe and falls in curls below the temples, covering the ears. Large, wide-open, and convex eyes, large, straight nose, narrow mouth with wide, slightly curled, as if pouting lips. The face with a strong chin alludes to classical traditions. 4th century BC, Central Italy, votive offering; height 27.3 cm, width 20.5 cm, depth 18.5 cm, weight 3.5 kg., A sculpted stone head in profile facing left, showing a smooth rounded skull and defined facial features including a straight nose, closed lips, and a subtle chin, with a visible ear and traces of carved hair near the temple; the surface is textured and pitted with a grainy appearance, exhibiting a warm tan color with darker gray-brown speckles and small areas of lighter beige, set against a neutral gray background and resting on a clear circular base that reflects slightly.
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Votive head, Head of a young man covered with a shawl, from under which hair emerges in the form of a fringe and falls in curls below the temples, covering the ears. Large, wide-open, and convex eyes, large, straight nose, narrow mouth with wide, slightly curled, as if pouting lips. The face with a strong chin alludes to classical traditions. 4th century BC, Central Italy, votive offering; height 27.3 cm, width 20.5 cm, depth 18.5 cm, weight 3.5 kg., A sculpted stone head in profile facing left, showing a smooth rounded skull and defined facial features including a straight nose, closed lips, and a subtle chin, with a visible ear and traces of carved hair near the temple; the surface is textured and pitted with a grainy appearance, exhibiting a warm tan color with darker gray-brown speckles and small areas of lighter beige, set against a neutral gray background and resting on a clear circular base that reflects slightly.

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Votive head Head young man covered shawl under hair emerges form fringe falls curls temples covering ears Large wide-open convex eyes large straight nose narrow mouth wide slightly curled pouting lips face strong chin alludes classical traditions 4th century BC Central Italy votive offering height 27.3 cm width 20.5 cm depth 18.5 cm weight 3.5 kg sculpted stone head profile facing left showing smooth rounded skull defined facial features closed lips subtle chin visible ear traces carved hair near temple surface textured pitted grainy appearance exhibiting warm tan color darker gray-brown speckles small areas lighter beige set neutral gray background resting clear circular base reflects slightly.

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