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 single sculpted head made of a rough, warm brown material sits against a smooth neutral gray background, showing a rounded hairstyle with textured curls, a defined forehead, closed or gently downcast eyes, a straight nose, and a subtle mouth, all with a weathered, pitted surface and small pale flecks; the neck is cylindrical and slightly flared at the base, and the overall tones include warm brown, light tan, small pale spots, and the surrounding gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_163

License type

Rights managed

Available size

83.6Mb (3.4Mb) / 16.3in x 20.0in / 4882 x 5986 (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 single sculpted head rough warm brown material sits smooth neutral gray background showing rounded hairstyle textured curls defined forehead closed gently downcast eyes straight nose subtle mouth weathered pitted surface small pale flecks neck cylindrical slightly flared base tones include warm brown light tan small pale spots surrounding gray.