Terracotta painted gorgoneion antefix (roof tile)

Medium

Terracotta, paint

Dimensions

H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) W. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm.) Depth as preserved 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm.)

Classification

Terracottas

Culture & Period

Greek, South Italian, Tarentine · Archaic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939

Accession Number

39.11.9

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