Minerva figurine

Museum number:
8-2561
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
IIB16c (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Terracotta statuette of seated Athena; throne elaborate with volute legs and separate footstool - no back; aegis without gorgoneion; wears necklace; pointed shoes; grayish terracotta; throne broken and rejoined; Height: 24.4 cm; Width: 21.3 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 Terracotta (clay material)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines and Minerva
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Minerva figurine, accession number 8-2561, described as Terracotta statuette of seated Athena; throne elaborate with volute legs and separate footstool - no back; aegis without gorgoneion; wears necklace; pointed shoes; grayish terracotta; throne broken and rejoined; Height: 24.4 cm; Width: 21.3 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Minerva figurine, accession number 8-2561, described as Terracotta statuette of seated Athena; throne elaborate with volute legs and separate footstool - no back; aegis without gorgoneion; wears necklace; pointed shoes; grayish terracotta; throne broken and rejoined; Height: 24.4 cm; Width: 21.3 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Minerva figurine, accession number 8-2561, described as Terracotta statuette of seated Athena; throne elaborate with volute legs and separate footstool - no back; aegis without gorgoneion; wears necklace; pointed shoes; grayish terracotta; throne broken and rejoined; Height: 24.4 cm; Width: 21.3 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Minerva figurine, accession number 8-2561, described as Terracotta statuette of seated Athena; throne elaborate with volute legs and separate footstool - no back; aegis without gorgoneion; wears necklace; pointed shoes; grayish terracotta; throne broken and rejoined; Height: 24.4 cm; Width: 21.3 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Minerva figurine, accession number 8-2561, described as Terracotta statuette of seated Athena; throne elaborate with volute legs and separate footstool - no back; aegis without gorgoneion; wears necklace; pointed shoes; grayish terracotta; throne broken and rejoined; Height: 24.4 cm; Width: 21.3 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Minerva figurine, accession number 8-2561, described as Terracotta statuette of seated Athena; throne elaborate with volute legs and separate footstool - no back; aegis without gorgoneion; wears necklace; pointed shoes; grayish terracotta; throne broken and rejoined; Height: 24.4 cm; Width: 21.3 cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Minerva figurine, accession number 8-2561, described as Terracotta statuette of seated Athena; throne elaborate with volute legs and separate footstool - no back; aegis without gorgoneion; wears necklace; pointed shoes; grayish terracotta; throne broken and rejoined; Height: 24.4 cm; Width: 21.3 cm.Hearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Minerva figurine, accession number 8-2561, described as Terracotta statuette of seated Athena; throne elaborate with volute legs and separate footstool - no back; aegis without gorgoneion; wears necklace; pointed shoes; grayish terracotta; throne broken and rejoined; Height: 24.4 cm; Width: 21.3 cm.Hearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Minerva figurine, accession number 8-2561, described as Terracotta statuette of seated Athena; throne elaborate with volute legs and separate footstool - no back; aegis without gorgoneion; wears necklace; pointed shoes; grayish terracotta; throne broken and rejoined; Height: 24.4 cm; Width: 21.3 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Minerva figurine, accession number 8-2561, described as Terracotta statuette of seated Athena; throne elaborate with volute legs and separate footstool - no back; aegis without gorgoneion; wears necklace; pointed shoes; grayish terracotta; throne broken and rejoined; Height: 24.4 cm; Width: 21.3 cm.

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