ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA VOTIVE HEAD
Ca. 400 - 300 BC.
An Etruscan terracotta, mould-made votive head with detailed anatomical features. Ex votos were also used by the Etruscans to invoke the healing of a particular part of the body. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 5488 Antiquities, Lot. 255.
Size: 200mm x 190mm; Weight: 1kg
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
