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Hellenistic/Etruscan, Terracotta Antefix Featuring a Gorgoneion Head, 6th Century B.C.

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Lot #100 Hellenistic/Etruscan, Terracotta Antefix Featuring a Gorgoneion Head, 6th Century B.C.

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Lot closed - Winning bid:$775

Estimate: $350 - $600

Description

Description:

Hellenistic/Etruscan, Terracotta Antefix Featuring a Gorgoneion Head, 6th Century B.C. An antefix is an ornament at the eaves of a classical building concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof and iterations of the architectural detail can be seen in past cultures, world wide. A near-complete front of a terracotta antefix which features a freakish, gorgoneion head, the portrait itself, complete.
7 x 3 x 7½". Estimated Value $350 - 600
From the collection of Nancy and Earl Keefer.

Categories: Antiquities
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BUYER'S PREMIUM

Twenty two point five percent (22.5%) Coins, twenty five percent (25%) Manuscript and Collectibles, twenty seven point five percent (27.5%) Invaluable

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