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| Type of Object: | Architectural Element |
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| Materials: | Clay |
| Measurements: | 56 cm. in height; 50 cm. in width |
| Date or Period: | c. 575 B.C. |
| Maker: | Sicilian Greek |
| Designated List Section: | IIIA1 Ceramic Sculpture -- Architectural Elements |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 01/23/2001 |
| Photograph: | Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici |
| Copyright: | Ministry of Culture |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Baked clay (terracotta) elements used to decorate buildings. These are most often found in Etruria, Latium, Sicily and Magna Graecia. Elements include acroteri, antefixes, relief plaques, metopes, and revetments. Approximate date: 7th c. to 1st c. B.C. This example is a painted architectural revetment slab (a protective cover to beam ends) representing a Medusa with her offspring Pegasus | |
| Keywords: | |
| architectural element, ceramic, Greek, mythological scene, revetment, Sicilian, terracotta, |
