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CIRCA LATE 5TH-EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA VOTIVE FEMALE HEAD
CIRCA LATE 5TH-EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
With a long neck and a triangular face, her almond-shaped eyes with thick upper lids, the arching brows merging with her slender nose, the lips downturned, her ears prominent, the hair scalloped across the forehead, surmounted by a tall polos tapering upward to a flaring ridge, with a long flange falling along the back of her neck
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
CIRCA LATE 5TH-EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
With a long neck and a triangular face, her almond-shaped eyes with thick upper lids, the arching brows merging with her slender nose, the lips downturned, her ears prominent, the hair scalloped across the forehead, surmounted by a tall polos tapering upward to a flaring ridge, with a long flange falling along the back of her neck
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. V.Z., Caslano, Switzerland, acquired in the 1950s-1960s; thence by descent.
Art Market, Munich, acquired from the above, 2015.
Art Market, Munich, acquired from the above, 2015.
Exhibited
On loan to the Archaeological Collection of the University of Zurich, 1986-2001.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer