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, 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 carved stone head with a rounded top and a broken edge on one side sits against a plain gray background; the surface is sandy tan with darker speckling and small lighter flecks, showing carved facial features including shallow eye sockets, a defined nose with some surface damage at the tip, softly contoured lips, and a smooth neck that rests on a flat base; hair is indicated by shallow grooves and a few textured curls at the temple, and the stone shows areas of roughness and small pits throughout, with the whole object reflected faintly on the glossy surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_219

License type

Rights managed

Available size

80.1Mb (2.7Mb) / 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 carved stone head rounded top broken edge side sits plain gray background surface sandy tan darker speckling small lighter flecks showing carved facial features shallow eye sockets defined nose surface damage tip softly contoured lips smooth neck rests flat base hair indicated shallow grooves textured curls temple stone areas roughness small pits whole object reflected faintly glossy surface beneath .