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Antefix with head of a satyr
Antefix with head of a satyr

Antefix with head of a satyr

Artist Unknown
Datemid 5th century BCE
MediumTerracotta with pigment
Dimensions12 3/8 × 11 ¾ × 4 ¾ in. (31.4 × 29.8 × 12.1 cm); (base): 1 9/16 × 10 1/16 × 1 9/16 in. (4 × 25.5 × 4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina and the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation
Object numberG.77.20.1
On View
On view
ProvenanceWith Summa Galleries, Beverly Hills, CA; sold to NCMA, 1977.
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