299, Orvieto

Record number: 299
Site: Orvieto
Position: Eaves
Roof element: Antefixes, heads
Comparanda: Orvieto, Campo della Fiera (Andrén No. II:2 Pl. 72:244) and Museo dell'Opera del Duomo; Firenze, Mus.Arch 87685, from Arezzo
Remarks: Female head wearing headdress, with deep waving tresses across forehead & at sides of neckfalling onto top of chiton. Well-preserved paint.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 506 No. II:1, Pl. 158:536; Poulsen 1966, p. 34; Christiansen & Winter 2010, pp. 102-103, no. 46
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
Etruria I. Architectural terracottas and painted wall plaques, pinakes c. 625-200 BC.Catalogue, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Den Etruskiske Samling
The Caprifico roof in its wider context
Type of decoration: Female head in shell frame
Current Collection: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek: IN 2479 (H.192a)
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 31
Width: 25
Clay: 10YR 8/3?
Paint: Bright red 7.5R 3/6, dark red 5R 3/4, gold 10YR 5/6, white
Condition: Missing shell & base; large break from bottom right part
Height face: 11.7
Distance outer eyes: 6.7

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