Female figurine head

Museum number:
8-6852
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
IA24 (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Terracotta face of a woman including some of the neck; nose and chin chipped; originally had ornament above center part; three button earrings. Press-molded.
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
Materials:
Terracotta (clay material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines and Women (female humans)
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine head, accession number 8-6852, described as Terracotta face of a woman including some of the neck; nose and chin chipped; originally had ornament above center part; three button earrings. Press-molded.

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