7561, Tuscania, Ara del Tufo, funerary sacellum

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Record number: 7561
Site: Tuscania
Building or zone: Ara del Tufo, funerary sacellum
Roof element: Revetment plaques,figural
Comparanda: Equal to Acquarossa Plaque B but with concave strigils
Remarks: Revetment plaque of Herakles and Nemean lion, warrior's departure to left. Fragment of right edge with warrior mounting chariot, part of 3 shallow, concave tongues. Nail hole .5. Diam shield 5.3.
Bibliography: Sgubini Moretti & Ricciardi 1993, p. 168, fig. 19; Winter 2009a, p. 277, 4.D.6.c, Ill. 4.10.2; Moretti Sgubini & Ricciardi in Tetti di terracotta 2011, pp. 76-78; Winter in Tetti di terracotta 2011, pp. 296-297
Publication record: Le terrecotte architettoniche di Tuscania. Author: Sgubini Moretti, A.M. & L. Ricciardi. Journal and volume number: Deliciae Fictiles. Place of publication: Stockholm. Publication Date: 1993. Pages: 163-181
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
Tetti di terracotta: La decorazione architettonica fittile tra Etruria e Lazio in età arcaica. Atti delle giornate di studio, Sapienza-Università di Roma, 25 marzo e 25 ottobre 2010. Journal and volume number: Officina Etruscologia 5. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 2011
Type of decoration: Herakles & Nemean lion/warrior's departure to left
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Archeologico
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 16.6
Width: 10.9
MPD: 2.5
Clay: 5YR 5/6
Width strigil: 2.4
Concave strigil: yes
Height main field: 13.7
Thickness plaque: 2.1
Thickness including relief: 2.7
Width strigil: 2.4
Concave: yes

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