Etruscan art: Terracotta antefix

Etruscan temples were commonly decorated with terracotta plaques known as antefixes.  This polychrome antefix, a representation of the river-god Acheloos, originally decorated an eave along the roofline of the Portonaccio temple at Veii (built c. 500 BC).

Now, this work can be found in the Villa Giulia Museum in Rome, along with several other fine examples of terracotta work from the site at Veii.