7563, Tuscania, Ara del Tufo, funerary sacellum

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Record number: 7563
Site: Tuscania
Building or zone: Ara del Tufo, funerary sacellum
Roof element: Revetment plaques,figural
Remarks: Figural revetment plaque of Herakles and Nemean lion/warrior's departure to left. Fragment of Herakles' head and quiver. Nail hole. Profile head to left with frontal torso.
Bibliography: Sgubini Moretti & Ricciardi 1993, p. 168, fig. 21; Winter 2009a, p. 277, 4.D.6.c, Ill. 4.10.2; Moretti Sgubini & Ricciardi in Tetti di terracotta 2011, pp. 76-78; Winter in Tetti di terracotta 2011, pp. 296-297
Publication record: Le terrecotte architettoniche di Tuscania. Author: Sgubini Moretti, A.M. & L. Ricciardi. Journal and volume number: Deliciae Fictiles. Place of publication: Stockholm. Publication Date: 1993. Pages: 163-181
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.. Author: Winter, N.A.. Journal and volume number: MAAR Suppl. 9. Place of publication: Ann Arbor. Publication Date: 2009
Tetti di terracotta: La decorazione architettonica fittile tra Etruria e Lazio in età arcaica. Atti delle giornate di studio, Sapienza-Università di Roma, 25 marzo e 25 ottobre 2010. Journal and volume number: Officina Etruscologia 5. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 2011
Type of decoration: Herakles & Nemean lion/warrior's departure to left
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Archeologico
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 6.2
Width: 10.7
Clay: Burned but was reddish-brown with gray core
Thickness plaque: 2
Thickness including relief: 2.7

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