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 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 roughly textured, irregularly shaped clay object in shades of tan and light brown stands against a plain gray background; the object has a rounded top with a deep, dark hollow opening, a sloping curved body with rough surface variations, and a wider base that flares outward and rests on a reflective surface, showing subtle shadows and reflections; there are small darker speckles and patches on the clay, and a few areas of slightly lighter beige where the surface appears smoother.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_078

License type

Rights managed

Available size

72.3Mb (1.6Mb) / 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 marked pupils 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 roughly textured irregularly shaped clay object shades tan light brown stands plain gray background object rounded top deep dark hollow opening sloping curved body rough surface variations wider base flares outward rests reflective surface showing subtle shadows reflections small darker speckles patches clay areas slightly lighter beige surface smoother.