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 sculpture of a human head shown in profile with a pronounced nose, lips, and chin, textured hair forming a raised band along the top and back of the head, and a long neck extending to an uneven base; the surface shows rough, granular texture with small pits and imperfections. The visible colors are earthy brown and tan on the sculpture, against a smooth neutral gray background.
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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 sculpture of a human head shown in profile with a pronounced nose, lips, and chin, textured hair forming a raised band along the top and back of the head, and a long neck extending to an uneven base; the surface shows rough, granular texture with small pits and imperfections. The visible colors are earthy brown and tan on the sculpture, against a smooth neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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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 sculpture human head shown profile pronounced nose lips textured forming raised band top back head long neck extending uneven base surface rough granular texture small pits imperfections visible colors earthy brown tan sculpture smooth neutral gray background.

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