Antefix – decorative eaves tile

Tarento region, Southern Italy, latter half of 4th century BCE

Decorative eaves tile. Ochre-coloured ceramic clay, moulded. Relief of the head of Heracles or the goddess Artemis-Bendis with a lion’s skin – Hellenist type.

H: 21 cm

UMP 8606

Purchased from antique dealer Karel Chaura in Prague in 1928.