1544, Falerii Veteres/Civita Castellana, Vignale, larger temple

Record number: 1544
Site: Falerii Veteres/Civita Castellana
Building or zone: Vignale, larger temple
Position: Eaves
Roof element: Antefixes, heads
Remarks: Antefix with female head wearing diadem & dot earrings, surrounded by shell frame of round disks (Diam 3.5). Hair over forehead with central part & scalloped edges; eyes large with heavy lids, nose short & broad
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, pp. 95-96, No. I:4, Pl. 29:103; Winter 1978, pp. 42-43, pl. 20.3
Publication record: Archaic architectural terracottas decorated with human heads
Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
Associated elements: Silen head antefixes 7274, 7275
Type of decoration: Female head wearing diadem & dot earrings/shell frame of disks
Current Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia: 7277
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 15.5
Width: 15.7
MPD: 7.6
Clay: 7.5YR 6/4
Paint: Light brown slip 10YR 7/4; red 5R 4/4 inner circles on disks, upper band & squares on diadem, upper outline on encircling band, stripe across bottom below volutes & on chiton; brown-black outer outline of disks, hair, eyes, inner edge of encircling band & volute, tops of chiton neck; red-brown 5YR 5/6 dot earrings, lips
Height face: 7.2
Distance outer eyes: 4.6
Width nose bottom: 1.7
Width mouth: 2

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