5260, Rome, Abbè Sterbini

Record number: 5260
Site: Rome
Building or zone: Abbè Sterbini
Roof element: Antefixes, heads
Remarks: Medusa head antefix. Hair finely incised, snake coils at ears. Human face, no tongue. Pupils pierced. Equal to another example studied. Slightly deformed after moulding. No traces of cover tile. Meniskos hole(?). From Sloane Collection.
Type of decoration: Medusa head
Current Collection: British Museum: 1756 1-1 970
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 14.7
Width: 19
Clay: 7.5YR 7/4
Paint: Surface brown 7.5YR 6/4.
Height face: 11.6
Distance outer eyes: 7.6

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