Antefix
MS1828
Location: On Display in the Etruscan Italy Gallery
From: Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS1828 |
| Current Location | Etruscan Italy Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia |
| Date Made | 525-475 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Acheloos | Head |
| Description | Shell antefix. Outer edge preserved on left side and above. Bottom edge not preserved. Back plain. Frontal head. Mustache broadly curving to edge of cheek. Hair combed straight forward ending in curls above forehead. Beard also in straight lines, two levels. Pointed ears. On shell stylized palmettes in relief. |
| Height | 21 cm |
| Width | 18 cm |
| Depth | 7 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896 |
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