Woman wearing a diadem
Bronze
H: 19 cm
Bequest of Norbert Schimmel, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
91.71.339
Etruscan bronze statuettes were cast solid using the lost-wax technique. Many of the details were applied to the statue after it cooled, either by punching or engraving. There were free-standing votive statuettes, usually deposited in sanctuaries, and figured attachments decorating bronze utensils. Most of the common types - the standing kouros, the spear-throwing warrior, the slender woman - were ultimately inspired by Greek prototypes.
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Ancient Art: The Norbert Schimmel Collection, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Spertus and Library Entrance Hall, 08/05/1977 - 12/12/1977
Gods and Mortals: Selected Objects from the Norbert Schimmel Collection, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 17/05/1992 - 31/10/1992
