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 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 sculpted head turned in profile, made of a warm tan clay with areas of lighter and darker tan and pale beige, showing a smooth forehead, prominent nose, closed lips, and a defined chin and neck; the head is covered by a textured hood or headdress with braided detailing along the side, and the base of the piece flares slightly and rests on a neutral pale gray surface against a soft light gray background.
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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 with marked pupils. 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 sculpted head turned in profile, made of a warm tan clay with areas of lighter and darker tan and pale beige, showing a smooth forehead, prominent nose, closed lips, and a defined chin and neck; the head is covered by a textured hood or headdress with braided detailing along the side, and the base of the piece flares slightly and rests on a neutral pale gray surface against a soft light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_081

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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 marked pupils 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 sculpted head turned profile warm tan clay areas lighter darker tan pale beige showing smooth forehead prominent nose closed lips defined chin head covered textured hood headdress braided detailing side base piece flares rests neutral pale gray surface soft light gray background.

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