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; Andrén 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. Author: Luce, S.B.. Journal and volume number: AJA 24. Publication Date: 1920. Pages: 27-36 Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 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
Type of decoration: Female head
Last Recorded Collection: University Museum
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
