Terracotta antefix

Unknown

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Antefixes are decorative covers for the ends of tiles situated at the edge of a roof. This example, showing Venus (Aphrodite, the goddess of love) and her lover Mars (Ares, the god of war), retains a considerable amount of its painted surface.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase by subscription, 1896