118, Tarquinia

Record number: 118
Site: Tarquinia
Position: Eaves
Roof element: Antefixes, heads
Comparanda: MS 1818, 1820, 1825, 1827, 2143; Tarquinia 1477, 1478; Florence 81791; Ann Arbor Kelsey Museum 29113, 29114; Sarasota, FL Ringling Museum 28.2111
Remarks: L nose 3.3. Round strut
Bibliography: Luce 1921a, p. 271, No. 3, fig. 2; Andrén 1940, pp. 69-70, No. II:5; E. de Grummond 2000-2001, fig. 7
Publication record: A group of architectural terra-cottas from Corneto
Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
Maenads and meaning: antefixes from Tarquinia in American collections
Associated elements: Silen head antefixes
Type of decoration: Female head in floral shell frame
Current Collection: University Museum: MS 1824
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 26
Width: 30
MPD: 18.8
Clay: 7.5YR 6/4
Paint: Brown veil 7.5YR 5/4, gold diadem 10YR 6/6, red 7.5R 4/6, black
Height head: 14.3
Height face: 10.5
Distance outer eyes: 6.1
Width mouth: 2.5
Height strut: 12.3
Width strut: 4.2
Depth strut: 4.3

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