An Etruscan Terracotta Votive Head of A Goddess, ca. 4th - 3rd century BCE Amulets - Power Provenance: Stewart Giles (1951-1993) private

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

It is the austere perfection of line and proportion that makes this weapon so beautiful and so terrible

and wealth

Framed Gallery

The museum notes: This head probably comes from Shandong or Hebei province

An Etruscan Terracotta Votive Head of A Goddess, ca. 4th - 3rd century BCE Amulets - Power Provenance: Stewart Giles (1951-1993) privateThis 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