Female figurine head fragment

Museum number:
8-8810
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
IC10 (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Terracotta, upper right portion of female head; wears band tied in bow at center around wavy hair with curl above ear, right eye preserved; scrubbed; cream clay, inside carefully smoothed. Height: 9.5 cm; width: 7.9 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Vignaccia temple, Caere (ancient place), Central Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Vignaccia temple
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Materials:
Terracotta (clay material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines, Fragments (object portions), and Women (female humans)
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Female figurine head fragment, accession number 8-8810, described as Terracotta, upper right portion of female head; wears band tied in bow at center around wavy hair with curl above ear, right eye preserved; scrubbed; cream clay, inside carefully smoothed. Height: 9.5 cm; width: 7.9 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Female figurine head fragment, accession number 8-8810, described as Terracotta, upper right portion of female head; wears band tied in bow at center around wavy hair with curl above ear, right eye preserved; scrubbed; cream clay, inside carefully smoothed. Height: 9.5 cm; width: 7.9 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Female figurine head fragment, accession number 8-8810, described as Terracotta, upper right portion of female head; wears band tied in bow at center around wavy hair with curl above ear, right eye preserved; scrubbed; cream clay, inside carefully smoothed. Height: 9.5 cm; width: 7.9 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Female figurine head fragment, accession number 8-8810, described as Terracotta, upper right portion of female head; wears band tied in bow at center around wavy hair with curl above ear, right eye preserved; scrubbed; cream clay, inside carefully smoothed. Height: 9.5 cm; width: 7.9 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Female figurine head fragment, accession number 8-8810, described as Terracotta, upper right portion of female head; wears band tied in bow at center around wavy hair with curl above ear, right eye preserved; scrubbed; cream clay, inside carefully smoothed. Height: 9.5 cm; width: 7.9 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Female figurine head fragment, accession number 8-8810, described as Terracotta, upper right portion of female head; wears band tied in bow at center around wavy hair with curl above ear, right eye preserved; scrubbed; cream clay, inside carefully smoothed. Height: 9.5 cm; width: 7.9 cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Female figurine head fragment, accession number 8-8810, described as Terracotta, upper right portion of female head; wears band tied in bow at center around wavy hair with curl above ear, right eye preserved; scrubbed; cream clay, inside carefully smoothed. Height: 9.5 cm; width: 7.9 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine head fragment, accession number 8-8810, described as Terracotta, upper right portion of female head; wears band tied in bow at center around wavy hair with curl above ear, right eye preserved; scrubbed; cream clay, inside carefully smoothed. Height: 9.5 cm; width: 7.9 cm.

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