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CIRCA LATE 5TH-EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA VOTIVE MALE HEAD
CIRCA LATE 5TH-EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
On a flaring neck, the triangular face with articulated eyes and thick lids, the arching brows merging with the bridge of the nose, with full lips and prominent ears, the hair a mass of shallow wavy locks ridged across the forehead, the hair at the top and back of the head unarticulated
11 3/8 in. (28.8 cm.) high
CIRCA LATE 5TH-EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
On a flaring neck, the triangular face with articulated eyes and thick lids, the arching brows merging with the bridge of the nose, with full lips and prominent ears, the hair a mass of shallow wavy locks ridged across the forehead, the hair at the top and back of the head unarticulated
11 3/8 in. (28.8 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