Remarks: Antefix plaque with female head moulded in relief, wearing earrings, torque & drapery, & surrounded by deeply curved shell with relief leaves alternately closed & open. Back of head deeply hollowed. Rounded strut connecting back of plaque with cover tile top
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 92, No. III:2, Pl. 27:98; Helbig II, p. 345, No. 1785c
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940
Associated elements: Silen head antefixes 2499, 2500, 2508
Type of decoration: Female head surrounded by floral shell frame
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 30.5
Width: 27.6
MPD: 13.4
Clay: 10YR 7/3
Paint: Traces of white on central leaf at top
Condition: Missing large parts of shell; chips from nose & cheeks
