Balsamarium in the Form of a Deity with Winged Helmet
This balsamarium could represent Turan, the Etruscan goddess of love and fertility, or one of the Lasas, deities who guard graves. The round, full shapes of the face and the detailed rendering of the hair and eyes enhance the sculptural quality of the figure. It possessed a li...
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2045
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normalized
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Jacob Hirsch; Sotheby's, New York, 1988; Herbert and Marilyn Scher, Pikesville, 1988, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
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en
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7
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| imageCount | 7 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.3004 |
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