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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