Figurine

Museum number:
8-2867
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
IA9 (reference number)
Accession number:
Acc.50
Object count:
1
Description:
Terracotta female head and bust; rudimentary cylindrical base has breasts; hair parted in center and pulled back, curls over ears; earring of teardrop with two pendant balls; diadem has row of rays above dots; yellow buff terracotta; nose lost and modern fill; press molded; same mold as 8-2748 and 8-2866.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Vignaccia temple, Caere (ancient place), Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Ceramic (material) and Terracotta (clay material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1963-1964 #67: History of Art (UC Berkeley)/Darrell Arlynn Amyx (March 3, 1964–June 19, 1964)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Figurine, accession number 8-2867, described as Terracotta female head and bust; rudimentary cylindrical base has breasts; hair parted in center and pulled back, curls over ears; earring of teardrop with two pendant balls; diadem has row of rays above dots; yellow buff terracotta; nose lost and modern fill; press molded; same mold as 8-2748 and 8-2866.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Figurine, accession number 8-2867, described as Terracotta female head and bust; rudimentary cylindrical base has breasts; hair parted in center and pulled back, curls over ears; earring of teardrop with two pendant balls; diadem has row of rays above dots; yellow buff terracotta; nose lost and modern fill; press molded; same mold as 8-2748 and 8-2866.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Figurine, accession number 8-2867, described as Terracotta female head and bust; rudimentary cylindrical base has breasts; hair parted in center and pulled back, curls over ears; earring of teardrop with two pendant balls; diadem has row of rays above dots; yellow buff terracotta; nose lost and modern fill; press molded; same mold as 8-2748 and 8-2866.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Figurine, accession number 8-2867, described as Terracotta female head and bust; rudimentary cylindrical base has breasts; hair parted in center and pulled back, curls over ears; earring of teardrop with two pendant balls; diadem has row of rays above dots; yellow buff terracotta; nose lost and modern fill; press molded; same mold as 8-2748 and 8-2866.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Figurine, accession number 8-2867, described as Terracotta female head and bust; rudimentary cylindrical base has breasts; hair parted in center and pulled back, curls over ears; earring of teardrop with two pendant balls; diadem has row of rays above dots; yellow buff terracotta; nose lost and modern fill; press molded; same mold as 8-2748 and 8-2866.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 8-2867, described as Terracotta female head and bust; rudimentary cylindrical base has breasts; hair parted in center and pulled back, curls over ears; earring of teardrop with two pendant balls; diadem has row of rays above dots; yellow buff terracotta; nose lost and modern fill; press molded; same mold as 8-2748 and 8-2866.

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