Remarks: Full-figure antefix of beheaded young woman with snake emerging from neck. Elongated body. Red on left forearm indicating blood(?) from decapitated head. Handmade.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, pp. 208-209, no. II:1, Pl. 78:267; La civiltà degli Etruschi 1985, p. 380, 16.3.1; Pairault-Massa 1993a, p. 262, fig. 16; Strazzulla 1993a, p. 336, figs. 22a-b
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 Fortuna etrusca e Fortuna romana: due cicli decorativi a confronto (Roma, Via S. Gregorio e Bolsena). Author: Strazzulla, M.J.. Journal and volume number: Ostraka 2. Publication Date: 1993. Pages: 317-350 La civiltà degli Etruschi. Author: Cristofani, M.. Place of publication: Milano. Publication Date: 1985
Type of decoration: Beheaded young woman
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Archeologico
Mouldmade: no
Height: 37.5
Width: 34
Clay: 7.5YR 5/4
Paint: Surface painted light brown 10YR 7/3-7/4. Red 7.5R 4/6.
