1894, Caere, Vigna Marini Vitalini

Record number: 1894
Site: Caere
Building or zone: Vigna Marini Vitalini
Position: Pediment
Roof element: Columen/mutulus plaque
Remarks: Hollow, handmade head wearing lion-skin helmet. Slightly larger scale than warriors, & slightly different technqiue with more of head hollowed (Th wall 2). Hole for meniskos (Diam 0.4). May be head of Herakles from columen plaque, where figures are of slightly larger scale than on mutulus plaques (Lulof).
Bibliography: Die Welt der Etrusker 1988, p. 172, B 6.1.19 f; Lulof 2008, p. 201, fig. 13; Winter 2009a, pp. 463-466, 6.D.6
Publication record: Die Welt der Etrusker: archäologische Denkmäler aus Museen der sozialistischen Länder
Le amazzoni e i guerrieri di Vigna Marini-Vitalini. La ricostruzione di un frontone "straordinario"
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
Associated elements: TC 6681.7 (2) + 6681.8 (1), 6681.7 (1, 3, 4, 6), 6681.8 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6), 6681.11c (1, 2)?
Type of decoration: Herakles head
Current Collection: Antikensammlung: TC 6681.7 (5)
Mouldmade: no
Height: 6.3
Width: 6
MPD: 9.5
Clay: 5YR 6/6
Paint: Red 10R 4/6 skin. black eyes with white pupils. Lionskin: teeth white 10YR 8/3, pelt light brown; at back, red area, separated from brown by black line. Near back, small patch of possible blue 5BG 5/1
Condition: Preserves top of head
Distance outer eyes: 3.5

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