Female figurine, torso only, holding shield in left arm, Medusa (gorgon) Head on chest, wearing crested helmet; Height: 23 cm max height.
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 Terracotta (clay material)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity) and Medusa (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1974-1975 #36: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 11, 1974–April 22, 1981) and S1974-1975 #8: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 5, 1973–November 19, 1974)