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 a brownish clay-like material sits against a smooth gray background, showing a rounded hairline with textured curls, a straight nose, closed or neutral eyes, and a slightly downturned mouth; the neck tapers to a flared base with some rough edges and small surface spots, and the visible color palette includes shades of brown, tan, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_165

License type

Rights managed

Available size

83.6Mb (3.2Mb) / 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 sculpted head brownish clay- material sits smooth gray background showing rounded hairline textured curls straight nose closed neutral eyes slightly downturned mouth neck tapers flared base rough edges small surface spots visible color palette includes shades brown tan gray.