Bust of a woman from Tarentum 425-350 BCE

"Tarentum controlled the Italiote League from about the end of the 5th century BC and levied troops from the Greek cities. Dionysius I of Syracuse conquered southern Italy (Magna Graecia), crushing the Italiote (Greek) League at the Battle of the Elleporus and destroying Rhegium."

-taken from wikipedia

Bust of a woman from Tarentum 425-350 BCE. 16.9 × 13.2 cm (6 5/8 × 5 3/16 in.). Terracotta. Current location: J. Paul Getty Museum.


Source:

https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/14434/unknown-maker-bust-of-a-woman-greek-south-italian-tarantine-425-350-bc/

 

Quote:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italiotes

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