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Antefixes are decorative covers for the ends of tiles situated at the edge of a roof. This example, showing Venus (Aphrodite, the goddess of love) and her lover Mars (Ares, the god of war), retains a considerable amount of its painted surface.
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Title: Terracotta antefix
Period: Early Imperial, Augustan
Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 9 9/16 in. (36.8 x 24.3 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1896
Accession Number: 96.18.162
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