Figurine
MS1093
From: Italy | Etruria | Narce
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | MS1093 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Faliscan | Etruscan |
Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Narce |
Locus | Tomb 24M |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Amber |
Iconography | Woman |
Description | Amber. Head and feet missing. "Venus pudique" attitude. Vertical perforation and at the back of the figure along this perforation a groove, possible marking the line of a braid of hair. Groove evenly cut; possibly intended to hold a metal inlay (?) Perhaps head was also of metal; the upper surface is remarkably even. |
Height | 2.4 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Francesco Mancinelli-Scotti, 1896 |
Other Number | 660 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number |
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