Remarks: Large piece from bottom of lateral sima with jaw of feline waterspout attached at right break, main flat fascia with painted white feline (W 13.4) in profile to right with head turned back to left, on flat plaque below concave tongues. Finished left edge with part of cutout opening for insertion of antefix, with scar from broken element below. Soffit painted brown with white stripe at front edge & diagonal band near break. Found in excavations around the Temple of Castor & Pollux, but probably originally belonging to Regia IV
Bibliography: Fischer-Hansen 2008, pp. 290-291, JJ-105, pl. 219.1, figs. 237-239; Winter et al. 2009, Table 3; Winter 2009a, pp. 341-343, 5.B.3.b
Publication record: New light on the production of decorated roofs of the 6th c. B.C. at sites in and around Rome. Author: Winter, N.A., I. Iliopoulos, A.J. Ammerman. Journal and volume number: JRA 22. Publication Date: 2009 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 Votive and architectural terracottas; Tiles (co-authored with C. Grønne). Author: Fischer-Hansen, T.. Journal and volume number: The Temple of Castor and Pollux II.2. Place of publication: Rome. Publication Date: 2008. Pages: 283-312
Associated elements: CV 4.11 (V 87-11), CB 7.6 (B 83-14), CV 5.2 (V 87-14), CB 77 (CB 84-206)
Type of decoration: Painted feline/ feline-head waterspout
Last Recorded Collection: Danish Academy
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 7.6
Width: 20.7
MPD: 14
Clay: 7.5YR 6/4
Paint: Brown 5YR 5/4, white 10YR 8/3
Condition: Preserves lower left half of plaque with lower jaw of feline at right
Width strigil: 3
Concave strigil: yes
Height main field: 7.6
Decoration main field: Painted feline
Thickness plaque: 2
Painted decoration only: yes
Th. tile backer: 1.9
D soffit decoration: .9
Soffit decoration type: White stripe/oblique band
D feline spout: 8.8
Mouldmade spout: yes
Cut-out for antefix: yes?
Width strigil: 3
Concave: yes
Thickness tile backer: 1.9
Depth soffit decoration: .9
Soffit decoration type: White stripe/oblique band
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