104, Cisterna di Latina, Caprifico

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Record number: 104
Site: Cisterna di Latina
Building or zone: Caprifico
Roof element: Revetment plaques,figural
Remarks: Fragment of vertical plaque with right edge with relief eagle facing right with snake in its mouth; above, spear pointing to right. On long-term loan from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford; given by N. Koutoulakis.
Bibliography: Brown 1973-1974, pp. 64-65, Type D; Winter 2009a, pp. 357-358, n. 106, 5.D.1.d or 5.A.1.d; Lulof in Palombi 2010, p. 32, B27, fig. 68
Publication record: Etrusco-Italic architectural terracottas in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Author: Brown, A.C.. Journal and volume number: AR. Publication Date: 1973-1974. Pages: 60-65
Il tempio arcaico di Caprifico di Torrecchia (Cisterna di Latina): I materiali e il contesto. Author: Palombi, D. (ed.). Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 2010
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
Associated elements: Raking simas, lateral simas, antefixes, acroteria
Type of decoration: Armed riders to left
Last Recorded Collection: Museo della Città e del Territorio
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 9.8
Width: 8.4
Clay: 10YR 7/3
Paint: Possible orange-brown on eagle
Decoration main field: Relief figured frieze
Thickness plaque: 1.8
Thickness including relief: 2.4
Mouldmade decoration: yes

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