Pigeon figurine

Museum number:
8-2371
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
IIIA28 (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Terracotta; pigeon-type bird on simple round pedestal with base widening slightly; wings closed, faintly outlined; head tilts slightly to left; faint lines from head down neck; beak and tail broken off; height;9.9 cm.
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 and Lazzari
Collection date:
1885
Materials:
Ceramic (material) and Clay
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines and Pigeons
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pigeon figurine, accession number 8-2371, described as Terracotta; pigeon-type bird on simple round pedestal with base widening slightly; wings closed, faintly outlined; head tilts slightly to left; faint lines from head down neck; beak and tail broken off; height;9.9 cm.

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