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Terracotta gorgoneion antefix (roof tile)

Terracotta gorgoneion antefix (roof tile). Culture: Greek, South Italian, Tarentine. Dimensions: H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) W. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm.). Date: 2nd half of the 5th century B.C.. The style of this gorgoneion antefix is of a transitional type between the archaic, more fierce Medusa and the calm Medusa of later centuries. Traces of white slip remain on her face, and a few traces of paint from the once bright yellow hair can still be seen on her head. The irises of her eyes would have been painted blue or black.
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Title:
Terracotta gorgoneion antefix (roof tile)
Caption:
Terracotta gorgoneion antefix (roof tile). Culture: Greek, South Italian, Tarentine. Dimensions: H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) W. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm.). Date: 2nd half of the 5th century B.C.. The style of this gorgoneion antefix is of a transitional type between the archaic, more fierce Medusa and the calm Medusa of later centuries. Traces of white slip remain on her face, and a few traces of paint from the once bright yellow hair can still be seen on her head. The irises of her eyes would have been painted blue or black.
Technique/material:
TERRACOTTA
Period:
classical
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
4200 x 3150 px | 37.9 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 26.7 cm | 14.0 x 10.5 in (300 dpi)
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