Object name: Antefix / Object class: Architectural elements / Materials: Terracotta (clay material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Antefix, accession number 8-9933, described as fragment of an antefix. Originally disk shaped with Medusa (gorgon) face. Tightly curled hair surrounds forehead and temples, small ears, wide, grinning mouth with 4 fangs and protruding tongue; face surrounded by ring of snakes portrayed in "s" shapes.

Hearst Museum object titled Antefix, accession number 8-9814, described as Antefix with head of Hermes (Latin=Mercury), above a volute and backed by a palmetter. Height: 22 cm; depth: 18 cm.