Barberini Hera (Juno) Figurine

Ceramic

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Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Barberini Hera (Juno) Figurine

Entry/Object ID

HM-599.1

Description

Figure glued to base. White glazed ceramic. Female figure holding disc in left hand. Barberini Hera (or Juno) is a Roman sculpture copied from a Greek original. Original excavated in Rome in the late 17th century and now in the Vatican Museums. Goddess of marriage, women and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, Hera (Juno) is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Olympus, sister and wife of Zeus, and daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea.

Acquisition

Accession

599

Made/Created

Date made

1870 - 1899

Place

Location

France or Germany

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Figurine

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Statue

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Ceramic, Figurine

Provenance

Notes

France or Germany

General Notes

Note Type

1965-04-07 Inventory copy 1, p(3) Library, Upper Round Bedroom

Note Type

1970ca Handwritten Inventory p(1) - Library