Female figurine head

Museum number:
8-6849
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Alternate number:
IC11 (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Terracotta female head; broken in front across eyes and bridge of nose; portion of flange preserved on right side; round vent in back near top; hair in loose curls, double knot on top in back. 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
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 8-6849, described as Terracotta female head; broken in front across eyes and bridge of nose; portion of flange preserved on right side; round vent in back near top; hair in loose curls, double knot on top in back. Press-molded.

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