3550, Poggio Civitate, Courtyard building

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Record number: 3550
Site: Poggio Civitate
Building or zone: Courtyard building
Position: Ridge
Roof element: Acroteria, animal statues
Remarks: Hollow, handmade, half life-size horse head acroterion with open mouth. Broken through back of head and top of neck. W eye 3.8. W forelock 4.5. Squared forelock on forehead with squared lock of mane to either side falling in front of erect ear. Eye ovoid, bulbous with shallow finger channel above. Nostrils formed by large concavities. Inside lumpy.
Bibliography: Case e palazzi d'Etruria 1985, p. 112, 3.314; Edlund-Berry 1992, p. 224, no. D.1; Phillips 1993, p. 24, fig. 23; Newland 1994, p. 31, no. 3; Winter 2009a, p. 207, 3.E.4.b, fig. 3.39
Publication record: Case e palazzi d'Etruria
In the hills of Tuscany. Recent excavations at the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo, Siena)
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
The akroterial sculpture and architectural terracottas from the Upper Building at Murlo
The seated and standing statue akroteria from Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Type of decoration: Horse head
Current Collection: Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate: 70-313 109859
Mouldmade: no
Height: 15.2
Width: 24.2
MPD: 14.1
Clay: 5YR 6/6 with thick charcoal core
Paint: Brown paint on top of snout and face of head, eye 7.5YR 5/4. Red paint on forelock, forehead 2.5YR 4/6. White on eyes and brows, outline of side locks and ears, dots on muzzle.

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