Figurine

Museum number:
8-2720
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
II18 (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Terracotta; couple in naiskos with pediment; both heads covered by veil; relief with back. but hollow, small vent hole; all of front missing except heads, left column gone; red stripe on top of pediment and faint traces on both sides; Height: 19.3 cm. --check Female = couple
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
Materials:
Ceramic (material) and Terracotta (clay material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 8-2720, described as Terracotta; couple in naiskos with pediment; both heads covered by veil; relief with back. but hollow, small vent hole; all of front missing except heads, left column gone; red stripe on top of pediment and faint traces on both sides; Height: 19.3 cm. --check Female = couple
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 8-2720, described as Terracotta; couple in naiskos with pediment; both heads covered by veil; relief with back. but hollow, small vent hole; all of front missing except heads, left column gone; red stripe on top of pediment and faint traces on both sides; Height: 19.3 cm. --check Female = couple

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