Antefix: female head
Antefix: female head
Antefix: female head
Antefix: female head
Antefix: female head
Antefix: female head

Currently not on view

Antefix: female head,

late 6th–early 5th century BCE

Etruscan
y1929-210

Information

Title
Antefix: female head
Dates

late 6th–early 5th century BCE

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
26.5 x 27.3 x 22.7 cm (10 7/16 x 10 3/4 x 8 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Allan Marquand, Class of 1874
Object Number
y1929-210
Culture
Etruscan
Type
terracottas, antefixes
Materials
terracotta, paint, slip
Subject
chevrons, geometric patterns, spirals, earrings, necklaces, women, headdresses, heads

Given to the Museum by Allan Marquand

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