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, with pupils 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 rounded earthen object with an irregular oval opening near the top sits against a neutral gray background; its surface is rough and pitted with a natural clay brown color and areas of slightly darker brown and pale tan; a small rectangular label is affixed below the opening and there are traces of dark blue and muted red markings on the front surface; the base flares outward into a slightly uneven foot with similar brown and tan tones and the object casts a subtle reflection on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_074

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Rights managed

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72.3Mb (2.9Mb) / 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 forward slim cheeks giving triangular outline 3rd–2nd century BC Etruria votive Height 26 cm width 21 cm depth 13 cm weight 2 kg rounded earthen object irregular oval opening near top sits neutral gray background surface rough pitted natural clay brown color areas darker brown pale tan small rectangular label affixed traces dark blue muted red markings front surface base flares outward slightly uneven foot tan tones object casts subtle reflection surface beneath .