Female figurine head

Museum number:
8-6690
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006690
Alternate number:
IA23-15 (reference number)
Description:
Terracotta female head; hair parted in center and pulled back from temples; no jewelry; flange broken across top and both sides; nose damaged and holes in right chin; whitish terracotta with heavy discoloration.
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 and Women (female humans)
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine head, accession number 8-6690, described as Terracotta female head; hair parted in center and pulled back from temples; no jewelry; flange broken across top and both sides; nose damaged and holes in right chin; whitish terracotta with heavy discoloration.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine head, accession number 8-6690, described as Terracotta female head; hair parted in center and pulled back from temples; no jewelry; flange broken across top and both sides; nose damaged and holes in right chin; whitish terracotta with heavy discoloration.

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