An Etruscan Terracotta Votive Head of A Goddess, ca. 4th - 3rd century BCE Amulets - Power and wealth

and wealth

and be set in a gold chase suspended from the neck

2000 Aboriginal Art Select Works

Provenance:  Stewart Giles (1951-1993) private collection acquired in London between 1978 and 1982

Ahura Mazdā gave Gayomard the boon of sleep for respite from the onslaught of Ahriman

An Etruscan Terracotta Votive Head of A Goddess, ca. 4th - 3rd century BCE Amulets - Power and wealthThis lovely bust, of natural buff terracotta, is an excellent example of the awakening sophistication of Italic artists, who, over the following two centuries, fused native traditions with imported ones and gave birth to the multifaceted art of Late Republican Rome. Sculpted lifesize, the head of a goddess is characterized by well detailed features, her face with large, almond shaped eyes, the full rounded lips with a slight archaic smile, she is