Building or zone: Temple at Church of S. Giovanni Evangelista dedicated to Etruscan Jupiter
Roof element: Columen/mutulus plaque
Remarks: Columen or mutulus plaque of laughing Silen. Handmade, somewhat hollowed. 5 round holes in crown, iron nails in 2. Asymmetrical features. H face + beard 9.2. Head in round, possibly from full-figure antefix(?).
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 158, no. 1, Pl. 58:190; Santuari d'Etruria 1985,pp. 80-81, 4.6, from full-figure antefix or acroterion; Strazzulla 1989, p. 977; Stopponi 2003, p. 238, fig. 3
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 I templi e l'architettura templare. Author: Stopponi, S.. Journal and volume number: Orvieto I: Antichità, ed. G.M. Della Fina. Place of publication: Perugia. Publication Date: 2003. Pages: 235-273 La decorazione frontonale del tempio del Belvedere di Orvieto. Author: Strazzulla, M.J.. Journal and volume number: Atti Firenze. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1989. Pages: 971-982 Santuari d'Etruria. Author: Colonna, G. (ed.). Place of publication: Milano. Publication Date: 1985
Type of decoration: Laughing Silen
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Archeologico
Mouldmade: no
Height: 11.4
Width: 10.9
MPD: 10.3
Clay: 7.5YR 6/6
Paint: Black hair, brow, eyelids, pupils, beard. Dark red skin, bottom lip, moustache 10R 3/6. Lighter red beard, "tongue". Beige inside ear. White teeth. Underside of beard painted black and outer edge. Red center of beard.
