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 weathered terracotta object resembling a hollow vessel or fragment with a rounded, flared opening and an irregular rim, showing a rough, granular surface texture and worn edges; the piece has molded, raised areas and shallow depressions around its exterior suggesting sculpted forms, and inside the opening there is a dark hollow. The visible colors are shades of brown and tan on the object, a dark interior, and a flat gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_162

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.9Mb (1.1Mb) / 14.5in x 12.8in / 4353 x 3845 (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 weathered terracotta object resembling hollow vessel fragment rounded flared opening irregular rim showing rough granular surface texture worn edges piece molded raised areas shallow depressions exterior suggesting sculpted forms inside opening dark hollow visible colors shades brown tan dark interior flat gray background.