Terracotta Head of Young Woman
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Publication Date
11-12-2025
Time Period
525-475 BCE
Abstract
A painted, mold-made terracotta roof fixture (antefix) in the shape of a woman’s bust. Her oval face is brightened by the archaic smile, the slight upward curve of the mouth. She wears a head cloth under a decorated conical hat (tutulus) and a necklace with acorn-shaped pendants (bullae). The raised hem of her tunic (palla) is marked in molded relief. Adopted from Greco-Roman architecture, variously shaped antefixes were used on Etruscan temples to conceal the joints of the roof tiles at the eaves. Like the korē-figure, the identity of this head remains unclear, but may portray a maenad, a follower of the wine god Fufluns-Pacha (Dionysus or Bacchus).
Model Creation Date
03/27/2025
Keywords
etruscan, archaeology, terracotta-sculpture
Alt Text
A three-dimensional model of a terracotta sculpture of a woman's head. The woman has dark hair with bangs that fall onto her forehead and in front of her ears, a headdress, and a necklace. The reverse side of the bust is smooth with no detailing. The model can be rotated, moved, and zoomed in and out to allow for viewing of additional details at multiple angles.
Extent
1 3D Model
Media Type
Models (Representations); Renderings (Drawings)
Digitization Specifications
Method: Artec Studio Professional Equipment: Artec Space Spider
Device Name
Artec Space Spider
Processing Software
Artec Studio Professional
Download Size
50MB
Geometry
578.6k Triangles
Format
Digital Only
Materials
1
Rigged Geometries
No
Scale Transformations
No
Textures
1
UV Layers
Yes
Vertex Colors
No
Vertices
287.7k
Recommended Citation
USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "Terracotta Head of Young Woman" (2025). Tampa Museum of Art Etruscan Collection. 17.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etruscan/17
