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7563, Tuscania, Ara del Tufo, funerary sacellum

  • 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
    Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
    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
  • Type of decoration: Herakles & Nemean lion/warrior's departure to left
  • Current Collection: Museo Archeologico: AdT 80/150
  • 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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