Terracotta painted gorgoneion antefix (roof tile)

ca. 540 B.C.

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Title: Terracotta painted gorgoneion antefix (roof tile)
Date Created: ca. 540 B.C.
Physical 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.)
Type: Antefix, Gorgoneion
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253581
Medium: Terracotta, paint
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Archaic
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Tarentine

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