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Italic, Etruscan
Hellenistic Period
3rd century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
22 x 21.6 cm (8 11/16 x 8 1/2 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.22 H. 0.216 W.
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number89.19
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
DescriptionA female head with long wavy hair. She wears a red fillet, a necklace with a pendant, and an elaborate garland of ivy leaves, grape clusters, and rosettes.
Rectangular crosspiece at bottom. Handle at back. White slip, traces of dull green, red, and yellow.
Cf. MNR III, 1, no. 49, 50
Rectangular crosspiece at bottom. Handle at back. White slip, traces of dull green, red, and yellow.
Cf. MNR III, 1, no. 49, 50
ProvenanceJune or July 1888, discovered on the banks of the Tiber, Rome, opposite the Isola Tiberna on the Trastevere side and acquired by Rodolfo Lanciani, Rome (said by Lanciani to have been found near the banks of the Tiber, on the Trastevere side, opposite the Island of Aesculapius [Isola di s. Bartolomeo]); purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, January, 1889, for $493.92 (this figure is the total price of MFA 88.538–88.644 and 89.9–89.31)