Votive head, Hellenistic period, 332–30 BC; Central Italy; sculpture; height 30 cm, width 22.5 cm, depth 17.5 cm, weight 6.1 kg., A terracotta-colored sculpted head with a rounded halo-like backplate, showing a stylized face with closed or blank eyes, a straight nose, and a small mouth, framed by textured, wavy hair; the piece rests on a roughened base and displays surface speckling and darker brown and blackish flecks against the dominant reddish-brown and tan tones, set against a plain light gray background.
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Votive head, Hellenistic period, 332–30 BC; Central Italy; sculpture; height 30 cm, width 22.5 cm, depth 17.5 cm, weight 6.1 kg., A terracotta-colored sculpted head with a rounded halo-like backplate, showing a stylized face with closed or blank eyes, a straight nose, and a small mouth, framed by textured, wavy hair; the piece rests on a roughened base and displays surface speckling and darker brown and blackish flecks against the dominant reddish-brown and tan tones, set against a plain light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A04_141

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Votive head Hellenistic period 332–30 Bc Central Italy sculpture height 30 cm width 22.5 cm depth 17.5 cm weight 6.1 kg terracotta-colored sculpted head rounded halo- backplate showing stylized face closed blank eyes straight nose small mouth framed textured wavy hair piece rests roughened base displays surface speckling darker brown blackish flecks dominant reddish-brown tan tones set plain light gray background.

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