Caption

Female votive head, female head in a wreath, slightly tilted to the right shoulder. Under the wreath are visible regularly arranged locks of hair, framing a low, triangular forehead and temples. Ears are exposed. Deep-set eyes, almost flat in the elaborately worked eyelids, small nose, small mouth with fleshy lips, short, strongly defined chin, full cheeks. 3rd century BC, Etruria, votive. Height 26 cm, width 16.5 cm, depth 13.5 cm, weight 2.1 kg., A sculpted head made of brownish clay with a rounded headdress or cap and curly hair, showing a face with closed or slightly open eyes, a straight nose, and a small mouth; the surface has a few lighter and darker spots and some rough, worn texture; the neck is tapered and sits on a narrow base, and the background is a neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_158

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.5Mb (2.0Mb) / 14.5in x 18.3in / 4353 x 5499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Female votive head female head wreath slightly tilted right shoulder Under visible regularly arranged locks hair framing low triangular forehead temples Ears exposed Deep-set eyes almost flat elaborately worked eyelids small nose small mouth fleshy lips short strongly defined chin full cheeks 3rd century BC Etruria votive Height 26 cm width 16.5 cm depth 13.5 cm weight 2.1 kg sculpted head brownish clay rounded headdress cap curly hair showing face closed slightly open eyes straight nose surface lighter darker spots rough worn texture neck tapered sits narrow base background neutral gray.