Lot Essay
For a similar example, see the head of a bearded man from the temple pediment at Telamone, now in the Museo Archeologica, Florence, pl. 278 in Sprenger and Bartolini, The Etruscans.
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AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A MAN OR GOD
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AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A MAN OR GOD
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.
The bearded head turned to the right with locks of hair flowing back from the forehead in anastole, the emotive eyes deep-set below a furrowed brow, traces of red pigment throughout, 5 1/4in. (13.3cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.
The bearded head turned to the right with locks of hair flowing back from the forehead in anastole, the emotive eyes deep-set below a furrowed brow, traces of red pigment throughout, 5 1/4in. (13.3cm.) high