Antefix
MS1823
From: Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS1823 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia |
| Date Made | 299-200 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Male Head |
| Description | Male head; from a shell antefix. Face lacks section in upper right quadrant. Part of bottom preserved. Also section on left side including edge of veil (?) and within its line an undulating line (snake?) in relief. Frontal face. Mustache, the ends curving down beside mouth. Curly hair and curly beard. No part of shell preserved. Red on neck and a bit on face. |
| Height | 23 cm |
| Width | 16 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896 |
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