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. Etruria, 3rd–2nd century BC; votive. Height 26 cm, width 21 cm, depth 13 cm, weight 2 kg., A single sculpted head made of a warm tan clay sits against a pale gray background, showing a stylized face with softly carved features and curly hair that frames the forehead and sides; the surface displays slight rough texture and subtle variations in the tan color with areas of lighter and darker tan and faint traces of muted gray, and the base flares outward resting on the flat gray surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_080

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84.0Mb (2.2Mb) / 16.3in x 20.0in / 4893 x 6000 (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 Etruria 3rd–2nd century BC votive Height 26 cm width 21 cm depth 13 cm weight 2 kg single sculpted head warm tan clay sits pale gray background showing stylized face softly carved features curly hair frames forehead surface displays slight rough texture subtle variations tan color areas lighter darker tan faint traces muted gray base flares outward resting flat gray surface.