Advanced Search 
Antefix
Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
6th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
28.4 cm (11 3/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.284 H.
Credit Line
Charles Amos Cummings Fund
Accession Number31.912
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
DescriptionHead of Satyr, bearded. Missing, left shoulder and most of scallop ornament at top. Abundant remains of black and red color on white slip. Checker pattern on a base. From Veii.
ProvenanceBy 1931: with Jacob Hirsch, Suite 1209, 30 West 54th Street, New York, N.Y. (according to his letter of October 23, 1931: found at Veji); purchased by MFA from Jacob Hirsch, November 5, 1931, for $ 2,200.00