Remarks: Fragment of columen/mutulus plaque preserving warrior head. Hollow, Th wall 2. 2 holes in top of head for attaching crest, Diam 1.5. H helmet, cheekpiece to crest 10.9. Wavy hair on bare shoulders. Flat, finished back, therefore was seen with body frontal, head in profile to left.
Bibliography: Santangelo 1952, fig. 18; Helbig4 III, pp. 530-531, no. 2558; Prima Italia 1980-1981, no. 89; Sprenger & Bartoloni 1983, pp. 113-114, Pl. 125; Etruschi, le antiche metropoli 2008, p. 203, 9
Publication record: Etruschi, le antiche metropoli del Lazio. Author: Torelli, M. & A.M. Moretti Sgubini. Place of publication: Milano. Publication Date: 2008 Führer durch die öffentlichen Sammlungen klassischer Altertümer in Rome, Bd. 1-4. 4., völlig neu bearb. Aufl. Hrsg. Von H. Speier. Author: Helbig, W.. Place of publication: Tübingen. Publication Date: 1963-1972 Prima Italia: Arts italiques du premier millénaire avant J.C. Exhibition, 5 novembre 1980-4 janvier 1981. Place of publication: Bruxelles. Publication Date: 1980-1981 The Etruscans: their history, art, and architecture. Author: Sprenger, M. & G. Bartoloni. Place of publication: New York. Publication Date: 1983 Veio. Santuario "di Apollo". Scavi fra il 1944 e il 1949. Author: Santangelo, M.. Journal and volume number: BdA 37. Publication Date: 1952. Pages: 147-172
Type of decoration: Helmeted warrior head
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Mouldmade: no
Height: 24
Width: 20.2
MPD: 13.5
Clay: 7.5YR 6/4
Paint: Brown slip on helmet 10YR 7/3. Black moustache, beard, eyelids. Brown-red edges of helmet.
