An Etruscan Terracotta Votive Head of A Goddess, ca. 4th - 3rd century BCE Sculpture - Metal (1999) Cornell University Press

(1999) Cornell University Press

They acquired their name because they resemble iguanas and feature in Aboriginal paintings from many locations

Victor and Takako published Folk Traditions in Japanese Art to coincide with a traveling exhibition held from 1978 at the Cleveland Museum of Art

making it a rare and attractive example of Roman personal ornamentation

Provenance: Acquired in the 19th century

An Etruscan Terracotta Votive Head of A Goddess, ca. 4th - 3rd century BCE Sculpture - Metal (1999) Cornell University PressThis 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