Pigeon figurine

Museum number:
8-2375
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Alternate number:
IIIA24 (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Terracotta; pigeon-type bird on round pedestal with wider round base; wings closed but clearly modelled; leans toward left; head and tail broken off; chipped under neck in front; height: 7.1 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 8-2375, described as Terracotta; pigeon-type bird on round pedestal with wider round base; wings closed but clearly modelled; leans toward left; head and tail broken off; chipped under neck in front; height: 7.1 cm.

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