Remarks: Small head painted red on entire front (hair & face), with flattened back of head, slipped cream, and, on head's left upper side, large round hole (Diam 1.3, depth 7). Hair in waves pulled back from face. Thick eyelids & lips. Scale & finish suggest head from Silen & Maenad full-figure antefix, but this looks later & must be male given painted face. Features look feminine.
Type of decoration: Silen head
Last Recorded Collection: Antiquarium Comunale
Height: 8.7
Width: 9
MPD: 6.7
Clay: Light buff
Paint: Brown-red face 10R 4/6, purple-red hair 7.5R 4/4
Condition: Broken through neck
Distance outer eyes: 3.7
Width mouth: 1.6
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