Antefix with Male Head
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This type of architectural ceramic has a long history. Gable antefixes were a popular device in Indian temples and first appear in the Khmer-speaking territories in the early seventh century. Excavations at several Funan and Zhenla-era sites in the Mekong Delta have produced terracotta antefixes, including one depicting an amorous couple excavated at Oc Eo and this poised male head enclosed in an elliptical frame with foliate terminals.
cat. no. 107
cat. no. 107
Artwork Details
- Title: Antefix with Male Head
- Date: 7th century
- Culture: Southern Vietnam
- Medium: Terracotta with polychrome and gilding
- Dimensions: H. 11 in. (28 cm); W. 17 3/4 in. (45 cm); D. 11 3/8 in. (29 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Lent by National Museum of Vietnamese History, Ho Chi Minh City (BTLS 1752)
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art