Terracotta antefix (roof tile) with head of a maenad
On temple roofs, maenad antefixes often alternate with satyr-head antefixes. Here, the maenad wears an elaborate diadem and very large grape-cluster earrings, a type of jewelry especially popular in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta antefix (roof tile) with head of a maenad
- Period: Late Classical
- Date: late 4th century BCE
- Culture: Etruscan, Cerveteri
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 19 1/2 x 20 1/2in. (49.5 x 52.1cm)
- Classification: Terracottas
- Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1896
- Object Number: 96.18.158
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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