antefix

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Object Type
Museum number: 1877,0802.4
Description: Terracotta antefix; gorgoneion within arched frame; black and red-purple paint; remains of projection at back.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 500BC (circa)
Production place: Made in: Italy
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Capua
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 29 centimetres (max)
Bibliographic references: Terracotta / Catalogue of Terracottas in the British Museum (B597); Swaddling 1986 / Italian Iron Age artefacts in the British Museum : papers of the sixth British Museum Classical Colloquium (p. 171)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2011 June-October Ulsan Museum, Ulsan, South Korea, 'Fantastic Creatures'. 2012, January-April, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 'Fantastic Creatures'
Subjects
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1877
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1877,0802.4

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