Figurine

Museum number:
8-2770
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
IIH3 (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Object count:
1
Description:
Terracotta head of a warrior; could be Athena or Maris; broken diagonally across neck, little of neck preserved; nose worn; wears helmet pushed back on head, two long side pieces hang down by neck, long crest on top and down back; back modeled; solid; narrow face, pinched lips; press-molded.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and 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:
Athena and Figurines
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 8-2770, described as Terracotta head of a warrior; could be Athena or Maris; broken diagonally across neck, little of neck preserved; nose worn; wears helmet pushed back on head, two long side pieces hang down by neck, long crest on top and down back; back modeled; solid; narrow face, pinched lips; press-molded.

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