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Terracotta painted gorgoneion antefix (roof tile)

ca. 540 B.C.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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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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