Figurine head

Museum number:
8-7610
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
IA16e (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Terracotta; fragment of right shoulder from female bust; includes front and back; flange broken, preserved to original border at base along back; buttons along shoulder; very elaborate necklace decorated with bullae; beads, reclining figure; press-molded. --check object name & description
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
Collection date:
1885
Materials:
Terracotta (clay material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine head, accession number 8-7610, described as Terracotta; fragment of right shoulder from female bust; includes front and back; flange broken, preserved to original border at base along back; buttons along shoulder; very elaborate necklace decorated with bullae; beads, reclining figure; press-molded. --check object name & description

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