Building or zone: PALATINE HILL: FAVISSA UNDER CASA DEI GRIFI
Position: EAVES
Roof element: ANTEFIXES, HEADS
Comparanda: CERVETERI: RIIS 1981, A8?
Remarks: FRAGMENT OF FEMALE HEAD FROM ANTEFIX PLAQUE, WITH FINGER-WAVES OF DARK BROWN HAIR ACROSS CROWN OF HEAD & ALONGSIDE TEMPLES, LOW FOREHEAD. PAINTED EYELASHES, BLACK EYELIDS WITH DARK RED CIRCLE ON PUPILS, BROWN-RED LIPS
Bibliography: ANTICHITÀ 1 (1947) III 24, PL. 23; GJERSTAD 1960, PP. 88-89, FIG. 57; HELBIG4 II, PP. 887-888, NO. 2109; LA GRANDE ROMA 1990, P. 91, 4.1.3; WINTER 2009A, P. 347, 5.C.3.A, FIG. 5.12
Publication record: Early Rome III: Fortifications, domestic architecture, sanctuaries, stratigraphic excavations. Author: Gjerstad, E.. Place of publication: Lund. Publication Date: 1960 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 La grande Roma dei Tarquini. Author: Cristofani, M. (ed.). Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1990 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
Type of decoration: FEMALE HEAD
Last Recorded Collection: Antiquarium palatino
Mouldmade: YES
Height: 14.4
Width: 10.1
MPD: 6.7
Clay: 7.5YR 7/6
Paint: CREAM SKIN 10YR 8/2-8/3, BROWN-RED 7.5YR 5/4, DARK BROWN, BLACK
Condition: BROKEN AROUND TOP & SIDES, WITH FINISHED BOTTOM EDGE
