Caption

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 sculpted bust of a human head and upper shoulders, made of a reddish-brown terracotta material with visible speckling and surface texture; the face has softly modeled features with closed or blank eyes, a straight nose, and a slightly closed mouth, and the hair is carved in wavy locks framing the forehead and temples; the bust sits on a broad base and shows some rough, chipped edges and darker spots; the background is a smooth, neutral light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_143

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.8Mb (2.6Mb) / 13.7in x 16.1in / 4108 x 4833 (300dpi)

Keywords

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 sculpted bust human head upper shoulders reddish-brown terracotta material visible speckling surface texture face softly modeled features closed blank eyes straight nose slightly mouth hair carved wavy locks framing forehead temples bust sits broad base rough chipped edges darker spots background smooth neutral light gray.