Antefix: Female head
Antefix: Female head

Currently not on view

Antefix: Female head,

late 6th–early 5th century BCE

Etruscan
y1929-207

Information

Title
Antefix: Female head
Dates

late 6th–early 5th century BCE

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
23.2 x 27.0 x 15.8 cm (9 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Allan Marquand, Class of 1874 (?)
Object Number
y1929-207
Culture
Etruscan
Type
terracottas, antefixes
Materials
terracotta, paint, slip
Subject
chevrons, running ornament, women, headdresses, heads

Given to the Museum by Allan Marquand

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