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Female heads were used often as antefixes on Etruscan buildings. The head of a woman wears a simple diadem and large concave earrings. Her hair is arranged in perfectly symmetrical concave finger waves; vestiges of reddish brown color remain on the left side.
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Title: Terracotta antefix (roof tile) with head of a woman
Period: Late Archaic
Date: early 5th century BCE
Culture: Etruscan, Cerveteri
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 9 11/16 x 6 in. (24.6 x 15.2 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1896
Accession Number: 96.18.154
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