Remarks: Fragment of flat tile backer (Th 1.5 at edge - 2 at center break) from raking sima, with no raised side edges. On soffit, red stripe (MPD 3.2), 17.5 from back edge. On top surface at side edge, painted red letter (koppa?) designating placement sequence on roof. Nail hole (Diam 0.7), 4.8 from back edge & 7 cm from side edge. Said to have been stratigraphically associated with 1st Regia. Formerly in Antiquarium forense
Bibliography: Gli Etruschi. Nuove ricerche e scoperte 1972, p. 37; Brown 1974-1975, p. 22; La grande Roma 1990, p. 59, 3.2.1; Ö. Wikander 1994, p. 56, no. 37, fig. 5.2; Downey 1995, pp. 81-82, no. 23, figs. 33, 34; Winter 2009a, p. 163, 3.A.1.a
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from the Regia. Author: Downey, S.B.. Journal and volume number: PAAR 30. Place of publication: Ann Arbor, MI. Publication Date: 1995 Gli Etruschi. Nuove ricerche e scoperte. Author: Colonna, G. & C.E. Östenberg. Place of publication: Viterbo. Publication Date: 1972 La grande Roma dei Tarquini. Author: Cristofani, M. (ed.). Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1990 La protostoria della Regia. Author: Brown, F.E.. Journal and volume number: RendPontAcc 47. Publication Date: 1974-1975. Pages: 15-36 Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.. Author: Winter, N.A.. Journal and volume number: MAAR Suppl. 9. Place of publication: Ann Arbor. Publication Date: 2009 The Archaic Etruscan sima. Author: Wikander, Ö.. Journal and volume number: Murlo and the Etruscans, ed. R. De Puma & J. Small. Place of publication: Madison, WI. Publication Date: 1994. Pages: 47-63