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 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, bell-shaped clay object sits upright on a neutral background, showing a warm tan and light brown surface with a rough, slightly pitted texture and subtle darker speckles; the top has an irregular oval opening leading into a dark hollow, and there is a small rectangular patch of different color affixed near the upper middle; the base flares outward into a broad, uneven rim with faint variations of beige and dusty orange, and the overall form displays minor surface imperfecti...
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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, 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, bell-shaped clay object sits upright on a neutral background, showing a warm tan and light brown surface with a rough, slightly pitted texture and subtle darker speckles; the top has an irregular oval opening leading into a dark hollow, and there is a small rectangular patch of different color affixed near the upper middle; the base flares outward into a broad, uneven rim with faint variations of beige and dusty orange, and the overall form displays minor surface imperfections and shadowing that emphasize its three-dimensional contours.

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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 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 bell-shaped clay object sits upright neutral background showing warm tan light brown surface rough pitted texture subtle darker speckles top irregular oval opening leading dark hollow small rectangular patch different color affixed near upper middle base flares outward broad uneven rim faint variations beige dusty orange form displays minor surface imperfections shadowing emphasize three-dimensional contours.

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