NM Ant 0342 :: architectural terracotta

Object description: Mould-made antefix in the shape of a human head. Oval face. Large, slanting eyes. Straight nose. Small mouth with full lips slightly curved in an archaic smile. Hair is rendered in a fringe of small curls along forehead, combed behind the ears and continues down the neck in long strands. On top of head a high diadem. Head surrounded by concave shell decorated with spiral pattern. Completed at lower end by a moulding. Coarse, very pale yellowish fabric with many large inclusions and mica.

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