Antefix

Description

Antefix (roof ornament) of terracotta painted in black and red, depicting the head of a gorgon within a border of palmettes: Ancient Mediterranean, Italian, believed to have been found in Capua, Etruscan, 6th century BC, c.550 BC

Museum reference

A.1877.21.3

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Antefix, Roof ornament

Production information

Unknown
Etruria, Italy, Southern Europe
ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN

Date

Orientalising
6th century BC

Style / Culture

Etruscan

Materials

Terracotta

Physical description

Terracotta; Gorgonian head and marginal gadroon pattern

Collection place(s)

Capua, Campania, Italy, Southern Europe

Exhibitions

• Inspired by Nature (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Inspired by Nature (29 Jul 2011 - 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Treasures from Tuscany : The Etruscan Legacy, (Edinburgh: NMSE Publishing), 2004, p.182, NMS 18

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, inspired by nature