Comparanda: For similar fabric: ridge tile R64.337, ridge cover tile R64.339
Remarks: Large low, semicylindrical tile with raised edges at both ends, no openings for cover tiles on the sides. Tile tapers in size at one end (H opening 7.5/8.2, W 23/22.2), to fit under lip of next tile. Rough red clay normally characteristic of earliest tiles at Cerveteri & Satricum (7th century): reused on third-phase building.
Bibliography: Case e palazzi d'Etruria 1985, p. 190, no. 10, fig. 7:10; La grande Roma 1990, p. 59, 3.2.2; Downey 1993, pp. 242-243, figs. 17 & 19; Downey 1995, pp. 84-85, No. 31, figs. 44, 45, 48; Winter 2009a, pp. 44-45, 1.H.2, fig. 1.5, Ill. 1.7.3
Publication record: Archaic architectural terracottas from the Regia. Author: Downey, S.. Journal and volume number: Deliciae Fictiles. Place of publication: Stockholm. Publication Date: 1993. Pages: 233-247 Architectural terracottas from the Regia. Author: Downey, S.B.. Journal and volume number: PAAR 30. Place of publication: Ann Arbor, MI. Publication Date: 1995 Case e palazzi d'Etruria. Author: Stopponi, S. (ed.). Place of publication: Milano. Publication Date: 1985 La grande Roma dei Tarquini. Author: Cristofani, M. (ed.). Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1990 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
