Building or zone: S. OMOBONO 2ND PHASE TEMPLE REPAIR
Position: PEDIMENT RIGHT SLOPE
Roof element: REVETMENT PLAQUES,FIGURAL
Comparanda: VARIANT OF CAPRIFICO (CISTERNA DI LATINA): BROWN 1973-1974, FIG. 5, TYPE C
Remarks: NOW JOINED TO PIECE ABOVE WITH FLAT TORUS, BROKEN ABOVE. PRESERVES 2 HORSE HEADS IN RELIEF, FACING LEFT. TRACES OF RED ON TORUS. WORN, BUT COULD BE BIGA HORSES WITH FANNING MANES.
Bibliography: GJERSTAD 1960, P. 454, FIG. 282.7; SOMMELLA MURA 1977A, P. 78, FIG. 10 SECOND FROM LEFT; LA GRANDE ROMA 1990, P. 127 5.1.32; CRISTOFANI 1990B, P. 33, FIG. 4; WINTER ET AL. 2009, TABLE 3; WINTER 2009A, P. 365, 5.D.2.D
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