Dove figurine

Museum number:
8-2384
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
IIIA12 (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Terracotta; pigeon-type bird; ends of wings modelled, they cross over at tail; long neck, had legs, but no base; tail and head broken off as well as legs; hollow with rattle inside; height: 10.2 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
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dove figurine, accession number 8-2384, described as Terracotta; pigeon-type bird; ends of wings modelled, they cross over at tail; long neck, had legs, but no base; tail and head broken off as well as legs; hollow with rattle inside; height: 10.2 cm.

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