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 exposed. Deep-set eyes, almost flat in 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 a brownish clay-like material depicting a human face with short curly hair and a rounded cap or headband, showing worn surface texture and small chips, set against a uniform gray background; the features include a straight nose, closed lips, defined eyes with carved lids, and a long neck, with visible roughness and lighter and darker brown variations across the piece.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_161

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.5Mb (1.8Mb) / 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- material depicting human face short curly hair rounded cap headband showing worn surface texture small chips set uniform gray background features include straight nose closed lips defined eyes carved lids long neck visible roughness lighter darker brown variations across piece.