Female 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
Provenance
By 1888: with R. Lanciani (said 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)
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Italic, Etruscan, Etrusco-Roman Period,
Dimensions
17.5 x 14.5 cm (6 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.175 H. 0.145 W.
Accession Number
89.15
Medium or Technique
Terracotta