Comparanda: Philadelphia MS 1818, 1820, 1824, 1825, 1827, 2143; Tarquinia 1477, 1478; Ann Arbor Kelsey Museum 29113, 29114; Sarasota, FL Ringling Museum 28.2111
Remarks: Female head antefix with floral shell frame. Shell preserved at left has acanthus from which was a vine with bell flowers on tendrils. Diadem has moulded rosettes with traces of red. Back of top of head deeply hollowed with short round strut, slightly curved.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, pp. 69-70, no. II:5; E. de Grummond 2000-2001
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 Maenads and meaning: antefixes from Tarquinia in American collections. Author: de Grummond, E.. Journal and volume number: Bulletin of the Kelsey Museum 13. Publication Date: 2000-2001. Pages: 7-30
Associated elements: Silen head antefixes
Type of decoration: Female head in floral shell frame
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Archeologico
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 22
Width: 25
MPD: 19.4
Height face: 9.9
Distance outer eyes: 6
Width nose bottom: 2.2
Width mouth: 2.5
Height strut: 12.5
Width strut: 3.7
Thickness tile: 2
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