Upper to middle portion of antefix with palmette and mask in crisp relief. Face preserves six full and three partial fronds of palmette with 11(?) fronds. Leaves grow out from small mask with heavy brow, long and thin nose, and two round cheeks: gorgoneion? Volute right of face below fronds. Painted dark red to accentuate the details in relief. Back is concave with flat border around perimeter.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 7.5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Paint: 10R 3/6, dark red. Soft, dense, medium fine clay with rare, small, rounded to subangular, white and very rare, very small, subangular to angular black inclusions. Thin, even, semiglossy paint, preserved in patches in grooves.
Preservation description
One fragment preserves ca. 66% of object. Slight, sparse abrasion and chipping; deep gouge across right side; worn breaks.
