Terracotta antefix with head of the Goddess Athena.

The Goddess is portrayed frontally, framed by acanthus leaves . The eyes are large; the nose is marked and straight; the chin is prominent. The ends of the mouth are marked by a small furrow, the lips are full; the ears are hidden by disc earrings. The hair on the forehead is thick, arranged in wavy locks and divided by a central parting. On her head a Phrygian helmet with a pointed diadem-shaped visor. On the neck a necklace with an acorn pendant. The head of Athena rises from an acanthus bush and is framed by shoots and leaves. The face, neck and helmet of Athena, the acanthus shoots are painted in light beige while the hair and the bottom of the acanthus frame are painted in red brown.

 

Source: Museo Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei – Vol. 1 – Cuma

 

Terracotta of pink clay

Height 30 cm; width at base 29.5 cm; height of face 9.9 cm; width of face 7.2 cm.

Mid-4th century BC

From Cuma, Northern Periurban Sanctuary

Museo Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei – Inv. 700080.01

 

 

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