Terracotta painted gorgoneion antefix (roof tile)
Object type: Antefix, Gorgoneion
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Tarentine
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 540 BCE
Medium: Terracotta, paint
Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm.)
W. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm.)
Depth as preserved 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm.)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939
Accession year: 1939
Tags: Snakes|Gorgons