Légende

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 sculpted head displayed against a plain light gray background, showing a stylized face with closed or faintly defined eyes, a straight nose, and a slightly parted mouth; curly hair frames the forehead and temples and a rounded caplike form rests atop the head; the neck is elongated and cylindrical, ending in an uneven base that sits on the surface; the surface texture is rough with small pits and abrasion marks, and the visible colors include shades of warm brown, reddish-brown, tan, gray, and small specks of off-white.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A05_164

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

83.6Mo (3.2Mo) / 41.3cm x 50.7cm / 4882 x 5986 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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 sculpted head displayed plain light gray background showing stylized face closed faintly eyes straight nose slightly parted mouth curly frames forehead rounded caplike form rests atop head neck elongated cylindrical ending uneven base sits surface surface texture rough small pits abrasion marks visible colors include shades warm brown reddish-brown tan gray small specks off-white.