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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ALFRED E. MIRSKY, SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAM OF THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
A GREEK TERRACOTTA ANTEFIX
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK TERRACOTTA ANTEFIX
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Molded with a gorgoneion, with convex almond-shaped eyes beneath arching brows and a protruding bulbous nose, the tongue projecting through fanged teeth, the chin prominent, the round face framed by two rows of snail curls, preserving traces of black pigment for the eyes
7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) high
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Molded with a gorgoneion, with convex almond-shaped eyes beneath arching brows and a protruding bulbous nose, the tongue projecting through fanged teeth, the chin prominent, the round face framed by two rows of snail curls, preserving traces of black pigment for the eyes
7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Alfred E. Mirsky (1900-1974).