Female figurine head

Museum number:
8-7600
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080007600
Alternate number:
IA13-3 (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Terracotta; fragment of left upper portion of face including flange; no back preserved; left eye preserved, eyeball in relief; hair pulled back in regular waves; forehead chipped; press-molded.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Vignaccia temple, Caere (ancient place), Central Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Vignaccia temple
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
1885
Materials:
Terracotta (clay material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines and Women (female humans)
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine head, accession number 8-7600, described as Terracotta; fragment of left upper portion of face including flange; no back preserved; left eye preserved, eyeball in relief; hair pulled back in regular waves; forehead chipped; press-molded.

Tools