A Gallery of Etruscan Art (Image Gallery) p. 19

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 11 May 2021

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Etruscan Antefix from Cerveteri

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 07 September 2019

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Etruscan Antefix from Cerveteri — View Full-Size Image

Etruscan antefix with a head of Silen and anthemia nimbus from Cerveteri, Lazio, Italy. The roofs of Etruscan temples were decorated along their eaves with antefixes, ornamental tiles with figural reliefs. They were serially produced in large quantities using matrices with a high level of fidelity. From the early 5th century BCE onward, antefix heads were framed by an ornamental nimbus. 4th century BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

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