Caption

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 side view of a sculpture of a head made of a coarse beige stone with darker speckles and small lighter flecks, showing a smooth rounded back, a defined nose and lips, a subtle chin, and a rounded neck that rests on a short pedestal; the background is a flat gray and the base shows a reflection on a glossy surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_218

License type

Rights managed

Available size

80.1Mb (2.6Mb) / 16.2in x 19.2in / 4871 x 5747 (300dpi)

Keywords

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 side view sculpture head coarse beige stone darker speckles small lighter flecks showing smooth rounded back defined nose lips subtle chin rounded neck rests short pedestal background flat gray base reflection glossy surface.