Remarks: Silen head antefix. Equine ears, erect. Row of spiral curls above forehead; 3 waved strands alongside lower face. Wreath of ivy-leaves upright with interlaced stems, and a bunch of berries below each ear. Th plaque 3. H face forehead-lips 13.7. Clear mould, heavily and deeply modelled. Eyes, lips slant downward towards viewer. On back scar of large square strut. Back of plaque deeply curved forward at center and back at sides. Low round cover tile, restored.
Bibliography: Della Seta 1918, p. 261; Andrén 1940, p. 468, no. II:7, Pl. 145:505; Riis 1981, p. 33, 14G; Satricum: una città latina 1982, p. 68; Niew licht 1985, no. 70; Andrén 1940, p. 468, clxvi, no. II:7, Pl 145:505; La grande Roma 1990, p. 243, 9.6.71 together with Juno Sospita
Publication record: 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 La grande Roma dei Tarquini. Author: Cristofani, M. (ed.). Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1990 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 Satricum: Una città latina. Catalogo della mostra, Latina. Place of publication: Firenze. Publication Date: 1982
Type of decoration: Silen head
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 31.7R
Width: 30.5R
MPD: 10.3
Clay: 7.5YR 5/4
Paint: Surface brown, with traces of thick cream slip 10YR 8/4. Black: hair (including side edges of plaque), beard, ivy leaves. Red: berries cluster, ivy vine, moustache 7.5R 4/6.
