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Antefix in the form of an Amazon
Greek, South Italian or Sicilian
Hellenistic Period
about 200 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Elie Borowski and Dr. Herbert A. Cahn
Accession Number61.1168
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
DescriptionHead of a female (?) in a Phrygian cap, the top curled forward; she is perhaps an Amazon. Section of tondo background and fillet molding preserved above. Traces of white underpainting.
ProvenanceSaid to come from South italy or Sicily; by 1961: with Dr. Elie Borowski and Dr. Herbert A. Cahn; gift of Dr. Elie Borowski and Dr. Herbert A. Cahn to MFA, November 8, 1961