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 are marked. Small straight nose; narrow, slightly parted mouth with fleshy lips. Strong chin, slightly protruding forward; 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 terracotta-colored sculpted head shown in profile against a gray background, with a smooth elongated neck and base, textured surface with rougher areas and small pits, a carved nose, lips, chin, and an eye socket, braided or ridged hair detail running along the side of the head, and subtle variations of brown, tan, beige, reddish-brown, and gray tones across the surface.
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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 are marked. Small straight nose; narrow, slightly parted mouth with fleshy lips. Strong chin, slightly protruding forward; 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 terracotta-colored sculpted head shown in profile against a gray background, with a smooth elongated neck and base, textured surface with rougher areas and small pits, a carved nose, lips, chin, and an eye socket, braided or ridged hair detail running along the side of the head, and subtle variations of brown, tan, beige, reddish-brown, and gray tones across the surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_073

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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 protruding forward slim cheeks giving triangular outline 3rd–2nd century BC Etruria votive Height 26 cm width 21 cm depth 13 cm weight 2 kg terracotta-colored sculpted head shown profile gray background smooth elongated base textured surface rougher areas small pits carved nose lips chin eye socket braided ridged hair detail running side head subtle variations brown tan beige reddish-brown gray tones across surface.

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