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Antefix
Greek, South Italian
Hellenistic Period
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
20.4 x 21 cm (8 1/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number00.318
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
DescriptionDecorated with youthful head in relief, with curly hair, winged, wearing a lion-skin. Pink on face; remains of black lines around eyes.
ProvenanceBy 1900: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: From near Sybaris); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, February 1900