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260, Capua, Curti

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  • Record number: 260
  • Site: CAPUA
  • Building or zone: CURTI
  • Position: EAVES
  • Roof element: ANTEFIXES, HEADS
  • Comparanda: CF. HEADS ON SIMAS FROM CAPUA, E.G. KOCH 1912, PL. XXV P581
  • Remarks: "PROVINCIAL INFLUENCE OF SAMNITE & OSCAN CULTURES" (FISCHER-HANSEN). HAIR DIVIDED INTO 6 MELON SECTIONS WITH SHARPLY MODELLED, TRIANGULAR NOSE. 8 SHORT, WIDELY-SPACED PALMETTE LEAVES, EDGE FOLLOWING CONTOUR; BELOW, VOLUTE BAND ENDING IN SPIRALS. AT RIGHT LOTUS LEAF. ON LOWER RIGHT EDGE, INWARD CURVING LEAF. TH PLAQ 2-2.5. DIST. OUTER VOLUTES 23.4
  • Bibliography: KOCH 1912, P. 39, N. 1; KÄSTNER1984, P. 72, N. 55; FISCHER-HANSEN 1992, P. 195, NO. 147
  • Publication record: Catalogue. Campania, South Italy and Sicily. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Author: Fischer-Hansen, T.. Place of publication: Copenhagen. Publication Date: 1992
    Dachterrakotten aus Campanien. Author: Koch, H.. Place of publication: Berlin. Publication Date: 1912
  • Type of decoration: FEMALE HEAD IN LOTUS/PALMETTE FRAME
  • Last Recorded Collection: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
  • Mouldmade: YES
  • Height: 28
  • Width: 35
  • Clay: DARK ORANGE
  • Paint: CREAM SLIP
  • Condition: TOP HALF OF PLAQUE PRESERVED
  • Height face: 11.1
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Last updated 10/09/2012 15:03:00 by Nancy Winter. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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