Group of terracotta appliqués

ca. 500–475 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162

These eleven appliqués, consisting of shallow reliefs with flat backs, are of three types—Gorgons, masks of the satyrs Acheloös or Silenos, and palmettes. All but one include several examples cast from the same mold.

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Title: Group of terracotta appliqués
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 500–475 BCE
Culture: Etrusco-Campanian
Medium: Terracotta; mold-made
Dimensions: large Gorgoneia 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
small Gorgoneia 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
masks 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
palmettes 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, and funds from various donors, 1997
Object Number: 1997.136.1–.11
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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