Building or zone: TEMPLE OF MATER MATUTA - ETRUSCO-IONIAN ROOF
Position: EAVES
Roof element: ANTEFIXES, HEADS
Comparanda: FICANA 37791
Remarks: ANTEFIX PLAQUE WITH FEMALE HEAD IN RELIEF, WEARING PAINTED DIADEM, DISK EARRINGS, PAINTED NECKLACE WITH 3 BULLAE. EYES PAINTED ONLY, NO RELIEF. LIPS SHARPLY CURVED INTO ARCHAIC SMILE. DIADEM PROJECTS ABOVE COVER TILE IN BACK BY 7 CM, AND PLAQUE OVERHANGS COVER TILE BELOW
Bibliography: MEFRA 16 (1896) 140, NO. 2, PP. 1A, FIG. 4; NSC 1896, PP. 29-34, FIGS. 5-6; RM 11 (1896) 176, B3, 182; MONANT 15 (1905) C. 501, FIG. 154; JRS 4 (1914) 167, PL. XXV:2; DELLA SETA 1918, P. 258; VAN BUREN 1921A, PP. 15-16, PL. IX; ANDRÉN 1940, P. 460, NO. I:7, PL. 140:490-491; RIIS 1981, P. 33, 6F; KNOOP 1987, P. 14, NO. 2, FIG. 9, PLS. 3-5 (GIVING INV. NO. 10194); NIEW LICHT 1985, NO. 64; WINTER 2009A, PP. 435-436, 6.C.4.A, ILL. 6.9.1
Publication record: Antefixa Satricana. Sixth-century architectural terracottas from the sanctuary of Mater Matuta at Satricum. Author: Knoop, R.R.. Place of publication: Assen. Publication Date: 1987 Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 Etruscan types of heads. Author: Riis, P.J.. Place of publication: Copenhagen. Publication Date: 1981 Figurative terracotta revetments in Etruria and Latium in the VI. and V. cent. B.C.. Author: Van Buren, E.D.. Place of publication: London. Publication Date: 1921 Museo di Villa Giulia. Author: Della Seta, A.. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1918 Niew licht op een oude stad: Italiaanse en Nederlandse opgravingen in Satricum. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1985 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 IN RELIEF, WEARING PAINTED DIADEM, DISK EARRINGS, NECKLACE WITH 3 BULLAE
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Mouldmade: YES
Height: 25.2
Width: 16.4
MPD: 12.4
Clay: 5YR 5/6
Paint: YELLOW 10YR 8/3 ON FRONT & TOP OF PLAQUE; BLACK ZIGZAG DESIGN ON DIADEM & 2 ROWS OF HATCHED PATTERN AT BOTTOM, EYEBROWS, LIDS & PUPILS, EAR OUTLINES, X & DOTS ON EARRING, HAIR, NECKLACE OUTLINE; LIGHT BROWN 10YR 5/3 ON LIPS, EARRING & NECKLACE, DIADEM BETWEEN 2 BOTTOM BANDS
Condition: MISSING LEFT SIDE OF PLAQUE, UPPER RIGHT EDGE AND LOWER RIGHT CORNER
