Title

Etruscan Terracotta Antefix, Head of Silenus, from sanctuary of Portonaccio, 6th-5th century BC. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Etruscan Terracotta Antefix, Head of Silenus, from sanctuary of Portonaccio, 6th-5th century BC. In Greek mythology, Silenus was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus. The sanctuary of Minerva at Portonaccio is an archaeological site on the western side of the plateau on which the ancient Etruscan city of Veii, north of Rome, Italy, was located. At Villa Giulia, Rome

Date

599th century BC

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B83_351

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (1,9Mb) / 11,4in x 17,2in / 3408 x 5151 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe Italy people male face man men head architecture country detail Rome lazio body guy color colour archaeology terracotta location ceramics century archaeological moustache artefact concept archaeological site mythology archeology artifact Architectural Feature Greek mythology 20th century Etruscan CM Dixon 5th century BC 6th century BC antefix Etruria Silenus TGN the body object Unknown Dixon CM CM Dixon Mike Dixon Villa Giulia Veii Portonaccio Isola Farnese CM Dixon object