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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. They were serially produced in large quantities using matrices with a high level of fidelity. From the early 5th century BCE onward, antefix heads were framed by an ornamental nimbus. 4th century BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).
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