The Etruscan Antefix: Art, Architecture and …
2018年8月6日 · Nevertheless, despite the lack of substantial surviving architecture, evidence left to us by the Roman writer and architect Vitruvius, in addition to archeological remains, have enabled a better understanding of …
Antefix - Wikipedia
In architecture, an antefix (from Latin antefigere 'to fasten before') is a vertical block which terminates and conceals the covering tiles of a tiled roof (see imbrex and tegula, monk and nun). It also serves to protect the join from the elements. In grand buildings, the face of each stone antefix was richly carved, often with the anthemion ornament. In less grand buildings moulded ceramic antefixes, …
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A Gallery of Etruscan Art - World History Encyclopedia
2021年5月11日 · Etruscan antefix with a head of Silen and anthemia nimbus from Cerveteri, Lazio, Italy. The roofs of Etruscan temples were decorated along …
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The use of the antefix on Greek, Etruscan and Roman architecture
Terracotta antefix with the head of Medusa | Etruscan
Title: Terracotta antefix with the head of Medusa. Period: Archaic. Date: 6th century BCE. Culture: Etruscan. Medium: Terracotta, paint. Dimensions: 5 1/2 in. x 5 7/8 in. (14 cm x 14.9 cm) Classification: Terracottas. Credit Line: Fletcher …
Etruscan Antefix from Cerveteri - World History …
2019年9月7日 · Etruscan antefix with a head of Silen and anthemia nimbus from Cerveteri, Lazio, Italy. The roofs of Etruscan temples were decorated along their eaves with antefixes, ornamental tiles with figural reliefs...
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Antefix with the head of a Maenad and Silenus
Antefix with the head of a Maenad and Silenus The antefix was placed as a terminal element of a tiled roof, positioned above the eaves, so as to form a serial decoration. At times it was also equipped with a meniscus, or rather a sort of …
Etruscan - Antefix in the form of a Head of a Man - The …
The portrait and surrounding components formed a decorative architectural element common to Etruscan buildings called an antefix. An antefix marks the transition from the eaves to the roof and, in the case of Etruscan buildings, …
A History of the World - Object : Etruscan Antefix - BBC
2010年5月29日 · An antefix is a terracotta object placed along a house gutter to hold a row of tiles above it. This one is decorated with the head of a young man. It is in mint condition.
Etruscan Italy - Penn
Etruscan Italy. Learn about the Etruscan people, the first great rulers of central Italy from around 800 to 100 BCE, through the gems, statues, weaponry, jewelry, and terracotta vessels they left behind.