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MS1824

From: Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS1824
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Italic | Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia
Date Made 400 BCE to 300 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Female Head | Diadem
Description

Female head; Undulating tendril pattern in relief on shell. Frontal face. Diadem with rosettes in low relief. Hair parted in middle, waved back from forehead and falling in locks beside cheeks. A molded frame, rounded in section, around face. Traces of red ground. Back plain, buttress complete. has metal mount; matches male type of MS 1822.

Height 26 cm
Width 30 cm
Depth 18 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896

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