Minerva figurine

Museum number:
8-2463
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Alternate number:
IIA4 (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Terracotta; standing figure of Athena; wears crested helmet; short aegis with rolled edges, chiton and himation from waist down; r hand on thigh, left holds oval shiled; hair falls on to shoulders in long wave; flat features hollow base, small vent hole in back, front of base and feet repaired.
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:
Terracotta (clay material)
Person depicted:
Athena (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines and Minerva
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Minerva figurine, accession number 8-2463, described as Terracotta; standing figure of Athena; wears crested helmet; short aegis with rolled edges, chiton and himation from waist down; r hand on thigh, left holds oval shiled; hair falls on to shoulders in long wave; flat features hollow base, small vent hole in back, front of base and feet repaired.

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