Remarks: Acroterion fragment preserving head of Hera. Th wall 2.7. Hollow. Central part of head and face from hair over forehead-mid-cheek. W right eye 4.4, H right ear 7.3. Nostrils pierced. Black hair in thick masses over forehead and in front of ears, with scallop edge. Moulded eyebrows.
Bibliography: Della Seta 1918, p. 276; Colonna 1985, p. 19, fig. 14; La grande Roma 1990, pp. 241-242, 9.6.68 with figure; Lulof 1993, p. 279, figs. 5, 4; Niew licht 1985, no. 95; Lulof 1996, p. 98, H 1(a), figs. 53.1, 108, pl. 30.1-2
Publication record: La grande Roma dei Tarquini. Author: Cristofani, M. (ed.). Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1990 Museo di Villa Giulia. Author: Della Seta, A.. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1918 Niew licht op een oude stad: Italiaanse en Nederlandse opgravingen in Satricum. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1985 Reconstruction and architectural setting of large terracotta statues in Late Archaic Central Italy:. Author: Lulof, P.S.. Journal and volume number: Deliciae Fictiles. Place of publication: Stockholm. Publication Date: 1993. Pages: 277-286 Satricum: appunti sulla storia degli scavi, la storia della città e il soggetto degli altorilievi mitologici del tempio. Author: Colonna, G.. Journal and volume number: Atti Latina 1985. Place of publication: Latina. Publication Date: 1985. Pages: 12-23 The ridge-pole statues from the Late Archaic temple at Satricum. Author: Lulof, P.S.. Journal and volume number: Scrinium XI-Satricum V. Place of publication: Amsterdam. Publication Date: 1996
Type of decoration: Female head (Hera)
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Height: 14.1
Width: 19
MPD: 21.7R
Clay: 2.5Y 7/4- 6/4
Paint: Black on hair, moulded eyebrows, eyelids and flat pupil. Brown rosette earring. Ivory slip on skin 2.5Y 8/2
