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1475, Falerii Veteres/Civita Castellana, Sassi Caduti

  • Record number: 1475
  • Site: FALERII VETERES/CIVITA CASTELLANA
  • Building or zone: SASSI CADUTI
  • Position: DOOR FRAME
  • Roof element: DOOR REVETMENTS
  • Remarks: LONG, NARROW PLAQUES WITH SCALLOPED OUTER EDGE (W SCALLOP 2.3)/BEAD & REEL MOULDING (H 1.3, W 2.5)/RAISED FLAT FASCIA (H 1.2)/RELIEF FRIEZE WITH STAR (W 6.1, H 5.5) AT CENTER OF CROSS BANDS (W 13.3, H 7.9), FLANKED BY OMPHALE DISCS (DIAM 3.2). AT CORNERS, DOUBLE PALMETTE (H 11.6). INNER MOULDING: RAISED FLAT FASCIA (H 1.2)/QUARTER ROUND (H 1.5)/PROJECTING FASCIA (0.9). AT LEAST 4 CORNER PIECES (H 32.5, W 31.5, INNER H 14.6, W 12.3), THEREFORE 2 DOORS. NAIL HOLES, SOME WITH LEAD STILL PRESERVED
  • Bibliography: ANDRÉN 1940, PP. 119-120, NO. III:3, PL. 45:146; HELBIG4 III, PP. 711-712, NO. 2802
  • Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940
    Führer durch die öffentlichen Sammlungen klassischer Altertümer in Rome, Bd. 1-4. 4., völlig neu bearb. Aufl. Hrsg. Von H. Speier. Author: Helbig, W.. Place of publication: Tübingen. Publication Date: 1963-1972
  • Type of decoration: SCALLOPED EDGE/BEAD & REEL/RELIEF STAR & CROSS BANDS, OMPHALE DISCS, DOUBLE PALMETTE
  • Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
  • Mouldmade: YES
  • Height: 18.1
  • Width: 13.6
  • MPD: 2.9
  • Clay: 10YR 7/3
  • Paint: BACKGROUND ALTERNATELY PINK-RED 5R 5/4-4/4 INSIDE CROSS BANDS & PALE BLUE 5G 6/1 ABOVE & BELOW, OR VICE VERSA; RED 7.5R 4/8 STRIPES DOWN CENTER OF CROSS BANDS; DISCS ALTERNATE WHITE OR BLACK; STARS ALTERNATE BLUE OR RED; LIGHT BLUE STRIPES OUTLINING QUARTER ROUND; INNER PROJECTING FASCIA RED
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