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Source Description
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 lid (now missing) and could have been suspended by the two rings on the top of the head. It was used on funerary or cult occasions and as a perfume container.
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Document identity
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2045
label
Balsamarium in the Form of a Deity with Winged Helmet
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object
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7
Source metadata
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2045
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object
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normalized
title
Balsamarium in the Form of a Deity with Winged Helmet
description
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 lid (now missing) and could have been suspended by the two rings on the top of the head. It was used on funerary or cult occasions and as a perfume container.
provenance
Jacob Hirsch; Sotheby's, New York, 1988; Herbert and Marilyn Scher, Pikesville, 1988, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
date
first half 3rd century BC
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CC0
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en
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Metal
sculpture (visual works)
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7
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7
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import
dimensionsRaw
4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Source extras
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Etruscan
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bronze
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6291
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ROM
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none
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