Building or zone: FORUM ROMANUM - TEMPLE OF CASTOR & POLLUX?
Roof element: ANTEFIXES, FULL FIGURE?
Comparanda: GABII HARPY IN ROME, MNR. CIVITA CASTELLANA, VIGNALE GRANDE. LACUS IUTURNAE SPHINX FRAGMENT: PHILLIPS 1989A. SEE OPGENHAFFEN 2011, FIG. 9C & E
Remarks: FRAGMENT OF MIDDLE SECTION OF SICKLE-SHAPED WING (W 7.9) WITH FLAT SURFACE PAINTED WITH CURVING BANDS ALTERNATING RED (W 1.7)/WHITE (W 1.7) WITH BLACK CENTRAL LINE/RED/WHITE WITH BLACK CENTRAL LINE, INDICATING FEATHERS. SIDE EDGES FINISHED & PAINTED BLACK, WITH SCAR FROM ATTACHED ELEMENT AT TIP. ON BACK, LUMPY, UNEVEN SURFACE WITH SQUARE STRUT.
Bibliography: GRØNNE 1990, P. 114, NO. 34, FIG. 19; GRØNNE 1992, P. 166, JJ-046 CV 87-38.2, 87-41.2, 87-41.8, PL. III.3; FISCHER-HANSEN 2008, P. 294, JJ-123, PL. 222, FIG. 258
Publication record: Fragments of architectural terracottas from the first temple of Castor and Pollux on the Forum Romanum. Author: Grønne, C.. Journal and volume number: AnalRom 19. Publication Date: 1990. Pages: 105-117 The architectural terracottas. Author: Grønne, C.. Journal and volume number: The Temple of Castor and Pollux I. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1992. Pages: 157-175 Votive and architectural terracottas; Tiles (co-authored with C. Grønne). Author: Fischer-Hansen, T.. Journal and volume number: The Temple of Castor and Pollux II.2. Place of publication: Rome. Publication Date: 2008. Pages: 283-312
Associated elements: CAT. NOS. 1-33, 35-38
Type of decoration: SIREN WING?
Last Recorded Collection: Danish Academy
Mouldmade: NO
Height: 11.5
Width: 10.4
MPD: 4.9
Clay: 10YR 7/4
Paint: WHITE, RED, BLACK
Condition: 3 JOINING FRAGMENTS, WITH FINISHED OUTER EDGES
