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 roughly spherical object with a narrower cylindrical base sits centered against a plain background, showing a coarse, textured surface that appears grainy and uneven; the object is primarily tan with darker brown speckles and small patches of white, while the background and surface it rests on are shades of light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_223

License type

Rights managed

Available size

84.0Mb (4.3Mb) / 16.3in x 20.0in / 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 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 roughly spherical object narrower cylindrical base sits centered plain background showing coarse textured surface grainy uneven object primarily tan darker brown speckles small patches white background surface rests shades light gray.