Remarks: Figural revetment plaque with cart procession frieze moving to left. H relief boxes (relief meander) 1, 1.6. W boxes 1.3-1.7 in irregular sizes. H relief guilloche 2.9. H guilloche circle 2, H guilloche eye 0.7. 3 nail holes in strigil, I in frieze. Diam nail holes 1. H 2nd person from left (from ground line at top of guilloche) 14. H horses at heads 12.7. H umbrella 14.2. Diam wheel 5.5. D top of plaque 4.8. Projecting of strigil bottom from plaque 0.8. Horse heads could be moulded or retouched. As on database entry 3628, left part of plaque more sharply moulded than right. Nail holes are in approximately the same places on both pieces but different sizes-- perhaps indication that nail hole was part of mould but hole was made after moulding.
Bibliography: Case e palazzi d'Etruria 1985, pp. 125-126, 3.425; Bruni et al. 1988, p. 61; Rathje 1993; Phillips 1993, pp. 42-43, fig. 51; Winter 2009a, pp. 185-186, 3.D.5.b, Ill. 3.7.2
Publication record: Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate. Author: Bruni, S. et al.. Place of publication: Firenze. Publication Date: 1988 Case e palazzi d'Etruria. Author: Stopponi, S. (ed.). Place of publication: Milano. Publication Date: 1985 Il fregio di Murlo: status sulle considerazioni. Author: Rathje, A.. Journal and volume number: Deliciae Fictiles. Place of publication: Stockholm. Publication Date: 1993. Pages: 135-138 In the hills of Tuscany. Recent excavations at the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo, Siena). Author: Phillips, K.M., Jr.. Place of publication: Philadelphia. Publication Date: 1993 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: Database entry 3628
Type of decoration: Cart procession to left/relief meander/relief guilloche
Last Recorded Collection: Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 24
Width: 53.8R
Clay: 2.5YR 5/8
Paint: Traces of black(?) paint on ground and horse torso.
