6057, Veii, Piazza d'Armi oikos

Record number: 6057
Site: Veii
Building or zone: Piazza d'Armi oikos
Roof element: Antefixes, heads
Remarks: Female head antefix with raised band of hair over forehead, falling in flat raised section at etiher side of face and neck, with recessed border along bottom of plaque. W eye 3. Th plaque 2. Plaque projects above and below cover tile. H overhang 6.6. Plaque rises above cover tile top 3.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p 8, no. 2; Stefani 1944, col. 234, fig. 37; Gli Etruschi. Nuove ricerche e scoperte 1972, p. 88, no. 178, Pl. XXVI.d; Scavo nello scavo 2004, p. 55, no. I.b.16; Winter 2009a, p. 247, 4.C.1.a, fig. 4.5, Ill. 4.3.1
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
Gli Etruschi. Nuove ricerche e scoperte
Scavi archeologici a Veio, in contrada Piazza d'Armi
Scavo nello scavo. Gli Etruschi non visti
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
Type of decoration: Female head
Current Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia: 137316
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 17.2
Width: 15.3
MPD: 11.9
Clay: 5YR 4/4
Paint: Black on skin and recessed border.
Height face: 12.1
Distance outer eyes: 7.5
Width nose bottom: 2.6
Width mouth: 3.4
Height antefix base: 1
Depth antefix base: 1.3
Inner H cover tile: 5.7
Outer H cover tile: 7
Inner W cover tile: 9
Outer W cover tile: 12

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