Remarks: One-third life-size male head with hair parted in center, drawn back from triangular forehead & above back of neck, with loose curls falling over ears; on head, winged hat (Diam 11.4), weathered & worn on top, with wings broken off. Handmade, beautifully crafted.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, pp. 96-97, No. II:1, Pl. 29:104-105; Helbig4 III, p. 732, No. 2828; Proietti 1980, p. 254, figs. 349-350; Sprenger & Bartoloni 1983, p. 148, Pl. 244; Carlucci 1995, p. 90, fig. 13 (first quarter 4th cent. B.C.)
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 Führer durch die öffentlichen Sammlungen klassischer Altertümer in Rome, Bd. 1-4. 4., völlig neu bearb. Aufl. Hrsg. Von H. Speier. Author: Helbig, W.. Place of publication: Tübingen. Publication Date: 1963-1972 Il Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia. Author: Proietti, G.. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1980 Il santuario falisco di Vignale. Nuove acquisizioni. Author: Carlucci, C.. Journal and volume number: ArchCl 47. Publication Date: 1995. Pages: 69-101 The Etruscans: their history, art, and architecture. Author: Sprenger, M. & G. Bartoloni. Place of publication: New York. Publication Date: 1983
Type of decoration: Mercury/Hermes in winged hat
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Mouldmade: no
Height: 13
Width: 11.4
MPD: 11
Clay: 7.5YR 6/6
Paint: Red 7.5R 5/6 hat; light red-brown 7.5YR 6/4 hair with red overpainting; dark red-brown 2.5YR 5/6 skin
