Caption

Votive female head, female head wearing a wreath, from under which lush locks of hair curl down the sides of the face to the neck. High forehead, large eyes, deep-set in relation to the nose, slightly convex with developed eyelids and eyeballs, pupils marked. Small straight nose, narrow slightly parted mouth with fleshy lips. Strong chin, slightly protruding. Slim cheeks giving the face a triangular outline. 3rd–2nd century BC, Etruria, votive. Height 26 cm, width 21 cm, depth 13 cm, weight 2 kg., A sculpted head made of a warm brown clay-like material sits against a plain grey background, showing a smooth neck and shoulders and a face with defined brows, a straight nose, full lips, and stylized curly hair framing the forehead and temples; the surface displays subtle variations of lighter and darker brown with small pale flecks and slightly rough texture in areas, and a faint reflected patch of similar brown beneath the base.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_072

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Rights managed

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72.3Mb (1.8Mb) / 14.7in x 19.1in / 4422 x 5716 (300dpi)

Keywords

Votive female head female head wearing wreath under lush locks hair curl down sides face neck High forehead large eyes deep-set relation nose slightly convex developed eyelids eyeballs pupils marked Small straight narrow slightly parted mouth fleshy lips Strong chin slightly protruding Slim cheeks giving triangular outline 3rd–2nd century BC Etruria votive Height 26 cm width 21 cm depth 13 cm weight 2 kg sculpted head warm brown clay- material sits plain grey background showing smooth neck shoulders defined brows straight nose full lips stylized curly hair framing forehead temples surface displays subtle variations lighter darker brown small pale flecks slightly rough texture areas faint reflected patch brown beneath base.