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antefix
Object Type
antefix
Museum number
1893,0628.2
Description
Painted terracotta tile-end (antefix) moulded with the head of a maenad in a shell-like frame.
Cultures/periods
Etruscan
Production date
400BC-300BC
Production place
Made in:
Italy
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Caere
Materials
terracotta
Technique
moulded
painted
Dimensions
Height:
45.72 centimetres
Curator's comments
cf. No. 289, Pl. 31, MS 1802 in Turfa, J. M. 2005. Catalogue of the Etruscan Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Bibliographic references
Terracotta / Catalogue of Terracottas in the British Museum
(B621)
Location
On display
(G71/dc24)
Subjects
mythical figure/creature
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Saturnino Innocenti
Acquisition date
1893
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1893,0628.2