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108, Caere

  • Record number: 108
  • Site: Caere
  • Position: Eaves
  • Roof element: Antefixes, heads
  • Comparanda: MS 1812; New York Metropolitan Museum 96.18.157 (GR 1035); Berlin Antikensammlung TC 6681.4 (10); Rome MNR 38165, 380167 + 27745
  • Remarks: Antefix plaque with female head of which face, left ear & 2 round locks of hair partially preserved. Top of head slants downward to tile top.
  • Bibliography: Luce 1920a, p. 30, fig. 3; AndrĂ©n 1940, pp. 20-21, No. I:4c; Winter 2009a, p. 430, 6.C.2.d
  • Publication record: Archaic antefixes from Cerveteri in the University Museum, Philadelphia
    Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
    Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
  • Type of decoration: Female head
  • Current Collection: University Museum: MS 1809
  • Mouldmade: yes
  • Height: 16.3
  • Width: 14.8
  • MPD: 11.9
  • Clay: 5YR 5/4
  • Paint: White slip 10YR 8/3, black hair, eyes, lids, pupils
  • Condition: Nose tip, left ear, bottom of hair locks, neck, head top & tile restored
  • Height head: 15.9
  • Height face: 12.7
  • Distance outer eyes: 9.3
  • Width mouth: 3.2
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