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16.06.08
Year: 450 a.C.
Dimension: Diameter 23 cm
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Greek Art - Tarantine terracotta antefix
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Tarentum, Magna Graecia, IV century B.C. Rare terracotta antefix depicting Medusa Head, her face surrounded by numerous s-shaped snake, heir hair centrally parted, oval face with arched eyebrows, almond- shaped eyes, straight nose, disclosed pulpy mouth. Extremely fine incision.
This terracotta antefix with the head of Medusa originally decorated the edge of a roof of an Archaic Greek temple or civic building, possibly near Taranto. Terracotta was a popular medium for architectural details on Greek buildings in southern Italy, and the carved details on this antefix originally would have been brightly painted. The head of Medusa, a frequently featured device, would have been appropriate along the facade of a building, warding off any approaching evil.
Cod 129/2004
This terracotta antefix with the head of Medusa originally decorated the edge of a roof of an Archaic Greek temple or civic building, possibly near Taranto. Terracotta was a popular medium for architectural details on Greek buildings in southern Italy, and the carved details on this antefix originally would have been brightly painted. The head of Medusa, a frequently featured device, would have been appropriate along the facade of a building, warding off any approaching evil.
Cod 129/2004
Year: 450 a.C.
Dimension: Diameter 23 cm
Note: Chipping
» Euro 8.500,00
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