Remarks: Fragment from cutout acroterion of hindquarters of feline. Tail curved upward. Equal in style, fabric and technique to 68-474. Th 3.7-4.
Bibliography: Rystedt 1983, p. 38, figs. 16, 36, Pl. 11, PC 3; Case e palazzi d'Etruria 1985, p. 72, 3.14 & 3.15; Phillips 1993, p. 57; Bruni et al. 1988, p. 43, fig. 49; Rystedt 1994, pp.77-78; Winter 2009a, pp. 105-106, 2.E.3.a, Ill. 2.13.1
Publication record: Acquarossa 4: Early Etruscan akroteria from Acquarossa and Poggio Civitate (Murlo). Author: Rystedt, E.. Place of publication: Stockholm. Publication Date: 1983 Additional notes on early Etruscan akroteria. Author: Rystedt, E.. Journal and volume number: Murlo and the Etruscans, ed. R. De Puma & J. Small. Place of publication: Madison, WI. Publication Date: 1994. Pages: 77-84 Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate. Author: Bruni, S. et al.. Place of publication: Firenze. Publication Date: 1988 Case e palazzi d'Etruria. Author: Stopponi, S. (ed.). Place of publication: Milano. Publication Date: 1985 In the hills of Tuscany. Recent excavations at the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo, Siena). Author: Phillips, K.M., Jr.. Place of publication: Philadelphia. Publication Date: 1993 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
Associated elements: 68-474
Type of decoration: Feline hindquarters
Last Recorded Collection: Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate
Mouldmade: no
Height: 27.6
Width: 24.5
Paint: Red-brown paint on surfaces and edges 2.5YR 5/6 with darker overtones 2.5YR3/2.
