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. 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 sculpted head of a human figure rendered in a sandy beige stone sits against a neutral light gray background, showing textured surface speckled with darker flecks; the face has defined eyes, nose, and closed lips with smooth contours, and short stylized hair framing the brow; a rounded hood or cap-like form encircles the head, creating a rim above the forehead and around the sides; the base of the neck is rougher and uneven where the sculpture was separated from a larger piece; overall colors visible are beige, light tan, darker brown flecks, and the surrounding light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_225

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

84.0Mo (2.9Mo) / 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 sculpted head human figure rendered sandy beige stone sits neutral light gray background showing textured surface speckled darker flecks face defined eyes nose closed lips smooth contours short stylized hair framing brow rounded hood cap- form encircles head creating rim forehead sides base neck rougher uneven sculpture was separated larger piece colors visible beige light tan darker brown flecks surrounding light gray.