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Antefix Head Of Gorgon Medusa Greek Archaic Terracotta Antique Magna Graecia 5th Century Bc

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Object description :

"Antefix Head Of Gorgon Medusa Greek Archaic Terracotta Antique Magna Graecia 5th Century Bc"

Exceptional antefixes representing the grimacing face of Gorgon, an emblematic figure of archaic Greece taken up again in the classical century.
Terracotta with traces of polychromy.
Greek Art, Magna Graecia
Width: 23 cm
Height: 19 cm
Height with base: 26 cm
Mounted on a swivel quality base.

Condition:
old restorations, probably found in a fragmentary state gathered with very few losses, some minimal gaps filled

Similar/comparative examples:
- at the Archaeological Museum of Paestum
- at the British Museum (see photo)

Comparative bibliography:
RA Higgins, Catalogue of the terracottas in the department of greek and roman antiquities, London, British Museum, 1969, n° 1137