Antefix
MS1824
From: Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS1824 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italic | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia |
| Date Made | 400 BCE to 300 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Female Head | Diadem |
| Description | Female head; Undulating tendril pattern in relief on shell. Frontal face. Diadem with rosettes in low relief. Hair parted in middle, waved back from forehead and falling in locks beside cheeks. A molded frame, rounded in section, around face. Traces of red ground. Back plain, buttress complete. has metal mount; matches male type of MS 1822. |
| Height | 26 cm |
| Width | 30 cm |
| Depth | 18 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896 |
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