Antefix
MS1824
From: Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | MS1824 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Italic | Etruscan |
Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia |
Date Made | 400 BCE to 300 BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Terracotta |
Iconography | Female Head | Diadem |
Description | Female head; Undulating tendril pattern in relief on shell. Frontal face. Diadem with rosettes in low relief. Hair parted in middle, waved back from forehead and falling in locks beside cheeks. A molded frame, rounded in section, around face. Traces of red ground. Back plain, buttress complete. has metal mount; matches male type of MS 1822. |
Height | 26 cm |
Width | 30 cm |
Depth | 18 cm |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896 |
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