Caption

Votive head, head of a young man covered with a shawl, from under which hair emerges in 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 sculpted head viewed in profile, made of a speckled beige material with a rough, grainy texture; the form shows a defined nose, lips, chin, and a smooth rounded back of the head, all resting on a short neck and a slightly irregular rounded base. Colors visible include beige, tan, light brown, and small dark gray and black speckles, set against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_226

License type

Rights managed

Available size

84.0Mb (2.8Mb) / 16.3in x 20.0in / 4893 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Votive head head young man covered shawl under hair emerges 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 viewed profile speckled beige material rough grainy texture form defined nose lips smooth rounded back resting short neck slightly irregular base Colors visible include beige tan light brown small dark gray black speckles set pale gray background.