Comparanda: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek HIN 46; Geneva, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire MF 794; Santa Severa 51272, 16037, 16044; Cerveteri Museum 119306
Remarks: Antefix plaque with female head in excellent condition but no painted detail preserved
Bibliography: Luce 1920a, p. 32, figs. 5-6; Andrén 1940, p. 48, No. III:5; Turfa 2005, pp. 251-252, no. 281 (dated Late Archaic, beginning of 5th cent. B.C.); Winter 2009a, p. 431, 6.C.3.a
Publication record: Archaic antefixes from Cerveteri in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Author: Luce, S.B.. Journal and volume number: AJA 24. Publication Date: 1920. Pages: 27-36 Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 Catalogue of the Etruscan Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Author: Turfa, J.M.. Place of publication: Philadelphia. Publication Date: 2005 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
Type of decoration: Female head
Last Recorded Collection: University Museum
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 16
MPD: 24.2
Clay: Red-brown
Paint: Top painted black
Condition: Nose & top lip restored
Height head: 16
Height face: 12.4
Distance outer eyes: 7.6
Width mouth: 3.8
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