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Italic, Etruscan
Etrusco-Roman Period
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
17.5 x 14.5 cm (6 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.175 H. 0.145 W.
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number89.15
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
DescriptionFemale head, cut off just below chin. Hair in obilique rolls, and braid above earrings. Uniform whitish color, with traces of red. Handle has been broken off
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 [see note 1]; 1889, sold by Lanciani to the MFA for $493.92 [see note 2]. (Accession Date: January 29, 1889)
NOTES:
[1] 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). [2] Total price for MFA accession nos. 88.538–88.644 and 89.9–89.31.
NOTES:
[1] 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). [2] Total price for MFA accession nos. 88.538–88.644 and 89.9–89.31.