Etruscan antefix with female head. Late 6th - early 5th century BC H 19.2cm, W 14.4cm, D 7.5cm. Roughly milled, light brown terracotta. Molded relief. Head of a young woman with round curls in her forehead, disc earrings, stephané and veil. Remains of very beautiful painting in red-brown and black on the sides. With a certificate of authenticity from Galerie Günter Puhze, Freiburg im Breisgau! Broken on the sides and back, surface slightly rubbed in places, with beautiful metal stand. Provenance: From the R. L. Collection, Lower Saxony, acquired in 2004 from Galerie Puhze, Freiburg im Breisgau; formerly in the Swiss G. C. Collection, acquired before 1999.

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