ANTEFIX | FEMALE FACE II. Detail

• ANTEFIX | FEMALE FACE II. Detail:

A terracotta fragment of an antefix discovered in the Mannella Sanctuary of ancient Locri Epizephyrii, Magna Graecia [modern Calabria, Ionian coast, Italy], depicting a female face detailed with a diadem and earrings

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locri_Epizefiri

4-3 century BC.

🎬 My YT 'Antefix' HD MP4 Short presentation reconstructing how the antefix would have looked in its original architectural context atop a temple roof:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NLe9qmx0sRk

Museo Archeologico Nazionale Reggio Calabria | MANRC

[Floor 1. "B", 'Sanctuaries of Magna Graecia']

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MANRC | Michael Svetbird ph ©MSP | 03|01|26 | 3500X2371 600 [II. Close-up]

The object photographed is collection item of the MANRC

[Non-commercial fair use | No AI | Author's rights apply | Sorry for the watermarks]

📸 Part of the "Small-Format Sculpture and Miniature Artifacts" MSP Online Photo-gallery:

👉 D-ART:

https://www.deviantart.com/svetbird1234/gallery/69450077/small-format-sculpture-and-miniature-artifacts

👉 FB Album:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.859777984390780&type=3

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