Antefix (vertical block that conceals the covering tiles of a roof) in the form of a female face
Antefix (vertical block that conceals the covering tiles of a roof) in the form of a female face
Antefix (vertical block that conceals the covering tiles of a roof) in the form of a female face
Antefix (vertical block that conceals the covering tiles of a roof) in the form of a female face
Antefix (vertical block that conceals the covering tiles of a roof) in the form of a female face
Antefix (vertical block that conceals the covering tiles of a roof) in the form of a female face

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Ancient Mediterranean Art

Antefix (vertical block that conceals the covering tiles of a roof) in the form of a female face,

late 6th–early 5th century BCE

Etruscan
Archaic Period, ca. 600–480 BCE
y1964-53

Information

Title
Antefix (vertical block that conceals the covering tiles of a roof) in the form of a female face
Dates

late 6th–early 5th century BCE

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
preserved: 25 x 16.5 x 18 cm (9 13/16 x 6 1/2 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eugene Vanderpool, Class of 1929
Object Number
y1964-53
Place Made

Europe, Etruria (central Italy)

Place Collected

Europe, Italy, Palermo, Sicily

Culture
Etruscan
Period
Archaic (Greek)
Type
terracottas, ceramics, antefixes
Materials
slip, terracotta
Subject
women, faces, running ornament, headdresses

Bought by donor in Palermo about 1936; given to the Museum by Eugene Vanderpool in 1964

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