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 marked pupils. Small, straight nose; narrow, slightly parted mouth with fleshy lips. Strong, slightly projecting chin; 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 close-up view of a hollow, rounded object made of rough clay with a matte surface, shown against a plain gray background; the clay displays shades of brown, tan, beige, and some dusty ochre, with darker brown in the deep interior and small areas of grayish discoloration on the outer rim; the object has an irregular oval opening leading into a shadowed cavity and shows textured, slightly pitted edges and subtle tool or hand-formed marks.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_076

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Rights managed

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47.7Mb (900.9Kb) / 14.7in x 12.6in / 4422 x 3774 (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 marked pupils Small straight nose narrow slightly parted mouth fleshy lips Strong projecting chin slim cheeks giving triangular outline 3rd–2nd century BC Etruria votive Height 26 cm width 21 cm depth 13 cm weight 2 kg close-up view hollow rounded object rough clay matte surface shown plain gray background clay displays shades brown tan beige dusty ochre darker brown deep interior small areas grayish discoloration outer rim object irregular oval opening leading shadowed cavity textured pitted edges subtle tool hand-formed marks.