2117, Rusellae, Valley below Roman forum
- Record number: 2117
- Site: Rusellae
- Building or zone: Valley below Roman forum
- Position: Pediment slopes
- Roof element: Raking simas
- Comparanda: Tarquinia 5064
- Remarks: Raking sima with relief frieze with fallen figure (L 18.8) below horses of armed riders moving to left. H horses 16.9 Diam shield 6.5. Across top of piece 2 thin relief lines. L left horse torso 16.6. 2 other fragments also survive.
- Bibliography: Laviosa 1965, p. 99, pl. 22; CÖ. Wikander 1993, p. 90, equal to Tarquinia raking sima; Cataldi 1993, p. 212, no. 5; Winter 2009a, pp. 334-336, 5.A.2.a; Rafanelli in Tetti di terracotta 2011, p. 44, fig. 7.a
- Publication record: Rusellae. Relazione preliminare della quinta e della sesta campagna di scavo
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
Terrecotte arcaiche e tardo-arcaiche da Tarquinia
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
The decorative systems of the Archaic sima - Associated elements: R.22, R.33, R.35853, R.517
- Type of decoration: Armed riders to left; fallen figure on ground
- Current Collection: Museo Archeologico della Maremma: R.35852
- Mouldmade: yes
- Height: 24
- Width: 28.5
- MPD: 9.5
- Clay: Orange
- Paint: 2 horses front and back on cream ground. Thin relief lines painted brown/black.
- Height main field: 19.4
- Thickness plaque: 3.5
- Thickness including relief: 6
- Th. tile backer: 3
- Thickness tile backer: 3
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