Antefix

MS1822

From: Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS1822
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia
Date Made 400 BCE to 300 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Male Head
Description

Male head; from a shell antefix, most of the shell missing. Bottom edge preserved. Frontal face. Mustache, the ends curving down beside lips. Curly hair and curly beard. An undulating lock of hair at each side. Edge of veil (?) frames face. Red on neck and some on background at right. Back plain, hollow in area of face, with a complete buttress and part of the cover tile.

Height 21 cm
Width 25.4 cm
Depth 20 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896

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