Antefix
MS1821
Location: On Display in the Etruscan Italy Gallery
From: Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS1821 |
| Current Location | Etruscan Italy Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia |
| Date Made | 299-200 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Satyr Head |
| Description | Terracotta, male. Head only, presumably from shell antefix. Frontal face. Mustache with ends curving down beside mouth. Curly hair and curly beard. Red preserved on face. Depressed area on back. |
| Height | 16.5 cm |
| Width | 13 cm |
| Depth | 8.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896 |
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