Figurine head

Museum number:
8-7627
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
IC2 (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Object count:
1
Description:
Terracotta; fragment of the left side of a large head; ear preserved, hair was pulled up and around in a roll in back, locks fall forward in front of ear; lion ear, loop earring; some of neck preserved, fairly smooth inside.
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
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 8-7627, described as Terracotta; fragment of the left side of a large head; ear preserved, hair was pulled up and around in a roll in back, locks fall forward in front of ear; lion ear, loop earring; some of neck preserved, fairly smooth inside.

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