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 set deep 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 terracotta bust of a human head and neck sits against a plain light gray background, showing a stylized face with wavy hair framing the forehead and sides; the sculpture's surface is a warm earthy tan with subtle variations of darker and lighter brown, and there are hints of muted orange and pale gray in worn areas, while the background remains mostly pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_085

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83.2Mb (3.1Mb) / 16.2in x 19.9in / 4870 x 5972 (300dpi)

Keywords

Votive female head female head wearing wreath under lush locks hair curl down sides face neck High forehead large eyes set deep relation nose slightly convex developed eyelids eyeballs pupils marked 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 terracotta bust human head neck sits plain light gray background showing stylized face wavy hair framing forehead sculpture's surface warm earthy tan subtle variations darker lighter brown hints muted orange pale gray worn areas background remains mostly pale gray.