Antefix in the shape of a female head [South Italian; From Matauros] (22.139.56) | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Antefix in the shape of a female head, ca. 625–600 B.C.
South Italian; From Matauros
Terracotta; 7 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (19.7 x 22.6 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1922 (22.139.56)

This antefix in the form of a female head comes from the ancient city of Matauros, a Lokrian colony in southern Italy.

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Related Timeline(s)

• Italian Peninsula, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.

Related Thematic Essay(s)

• Ancient Greek Colonization and Trade and their Influence on Greek Art

Related Index Terms

Geography/Place

Material and Technique

• Ceramic, Unglazed
• Ceramic, Unglazed, Europe
• Sculpture, In the Round, Europe
• Sculpture, in the Round, Europe, Italian Peninsula

Object

Subject Matter/Theme

• Portrait, Sculpture, Europe

Technical Glossary

• Terracotta

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"Antefix in the shape of a female head [South Italian; From Matauros] (22.139.56)". In Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/angk/ho_22.139.56.htm (July 2007)

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