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

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

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

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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