Antefix

Magna Graecia, late 5th century BC

Coarse-grained terracotta.

H 26 cm W 20 cm

Antefix with a Gorgon head. The Gorgoneion is depicted frontally with wings in her hair. Above her forehead and beneath her chin two snakes tied in a Heracles knot, their heads visible at the upper ends. Unbroken; three prongs missing.

Published

Galerie Günter Puhze – catalogue Kunst der Antike 25, Freiburg im Breisgau 2011, no. 37

cf.

The British Museum number: 1856,1226.439

Provenance

German private collection Y. M.-L., acquired 2011 on the German art market.

Before Swiss private collection Y. v. d. W., acquired prior to 1970.

Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate.

Price

€ 6.500

Item

7424

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