254, Caere?
- Record number: 254
- Site: Caere?
- Roof element: Revetment plaques,figural
- Remarks: 2 examples, low relief, brightly painted in white-on-red style. Flat fascia/ convex strigils alternately black/white/red/white (interstice 0.4)/recessed frieze with 2 bulls walking to left with star-flower below each head/recessed bottom border painted white. Red ground, white bodies with interior black/brown anatomical details. Stars white or white outline, red interior. Thin round fillet groundline (H 0.4) above recessed bottom border.
- Bibliography: Christiansen 1988b, pp. 91-92, pls. 11a (HIN709), 11b (HIN 710); Christiansen 1989, p. 43, figs. 1 (HIN 709), 2 & 5 (HIN 710); Winter 2009a, p. 260, 4.D.3.c, fig. 4.12, Ill. 4.7.3; Christiansen & Winter 2010, pp. 116-117, no. 55
- Publication record: Comments on the iconography of some early Etruscan revetment plaques
Etruria I. Architectural terracottas and painted wall plaques, pinakes c. 625-200 BC.Catalogue, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Some early Etruscan revetment plaques in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
The Caprifico roof in its wider context - Associated elements: Departing warrior revetment plaques: HIN 711, HIN 712
- Type of decoration: Bulls & star-flowers
- Current Collection: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek: HIN 709, HIN 710
- Mouldmade: yes
- Height: 25.5-25.7
- Width: 55-55.5
- MPD: 6.5
- Paint: Ground 10R 4/8 & 2.5Y 5/6-4/6
- Height top fascia: 1.6
- Depth top fascia: 6.5
- Height strigil: 4.5
- Width strigil: 2.2
- Convex strigil: yes
- Height main field: 18
- Decoration main field: Relief figural frieze
- Mouldmade decoration: yes
- Height strigil: 4.5
- Width strigil: 2.2
- Convex: yes
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