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, pouting lips. Face with a strong chin alluding 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 weathered sculpted head of a human with a hood-like surround, showing a neutral facial expression with closed lips and softly defined eyes and nose; the surface is textured and pitted, and the piece sits on a flat base. The visible colors are beige, tan, light brown, gray, and small darker speckles.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_222

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

84.0Mo (3.5Mo) / 41.4cm x 50.8cm / 4893 x 6000 (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 alluding 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 weathered sculpted head human hood- surround showing neutral facial expression closed lips softly defined eyes nose surface textured pitted piece sits flat base visible colors beige tan light brown gray small darker speckles.