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Italic, Etruscan
Etrusco-Roman Period
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
12.5 x 9 cm (4 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.125 H. 0.09 W.
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number89.25
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
DescriptionFemale Head. Full roll of hair, with dark purple color. Row of rosettes and diadem over it. Large circular earrings, yellow. Remains of yellow. Broken across, a little under the chin.
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)