società ceramica Toscana - Figurine - Testa scolpita - Clay

a carved bust that reproduces the stylistic canons of ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia (very similar to Egyptian depictions with a stepped short wig or to Mesopotamian portraits like those of Gudea of Lagash). artistic or decorative 20th-century reproduction in ceramic or matte stone material, consistent with the reference to the Società Ceramica Toscana (or related manufactories in the Tuscan area), historically active in the production of artistic artifacts, decorative elements and high-quality historical replicas inspired by antiquity and exoticism (the Egyptomania phenomenon).
The work is an interior artistic/decorative piece from the 20th century made in earthenware or matte ceramic, modeled by slip casting or in a mold. It faithfully reproduces the style of Mesopotamian sculptures (in particular the famous diorite portraits of Gudea, prince of Lagash, dating to around 2100 B.C., characterized precisely by that type of headwear/wig with small geometric curls in relief and by the pronounced eyebrows)