Remarks: Very large bearded head with snail curls across forehead, wearing wreath of ivy-leaves & berry clusters. Cream skin, with black hair, eyebrows, lids, pupil outline & central dot, upper square on base; red-purple pupil, moustache, bottom line & square on base; orange oval area on beard below lips, berry cluster at left side of head; light brown inside of ear, lips, Cream wavy vertical lines on beard which has moulded horizontal wavy ridges. Cream tendrils on forehead & ear edge. Back slightly concave with contour edge. Square strut on back.
Bibliography: Helbig4 II, pp. 597-598, no. 1831; Andrén 1940, p. 345, No. I:3, Pl. 107:383; Gjerstad 1966, p. 458, fig. 130.1-2; Di Mino 1982, Pl. 16.1; La grande Roma 1990, p. 254, 10.1.4, Pl. XXVIII; Mura Sommella 2010a, p. 93, fig. 12
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 Early Rome IV.1: Synthesis of archaeological evidence. Author: Gjerstad, E.. Place of publication: Lund. Publication Date: 1966 Esquilino e Campidoglio: elementi della decorazione architettonica nella Roma dei Tarquini. Author: Mura Sommella, A.. Journal and volume number: AnnFaina 17. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 2010. Pages: 87-112 Führer durch die öffentlichen Sammlungen klassischer Altertümer in Rome, Bd. 1-4. 4., völlig neu bearb. Aufl. Hrsg. Von H. Speier. Author: Helbig, W.. Place of publication: Tübingen. Publication Date: 1963-1972 La grande Roma dei Tarquini. Author: Cristofani, M. (ed.). Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1990 Note sulla decorazione coroplastica a Roma dal VI al IV secolo a.C.. Author: Di Mino, M.R.. Journal and volume number: Roma repubblicana fra il 509 e il 270 a.C.. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1982. Pages: 65-76
Type of decoration: Silen head
Last Recorded Collection: Antiquarium Comunale
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 33.1
Width: 25.1
Clay: 5YR 5/6
Paint: Cream slip 10YR 7/3, red-purple 2.5YR 3/4-10R 4/3, orange 2.5YR 4/6, brown 7.5YR 5/4, black
Condition: Breaks along left side
Height head: 24.8
Distance outer eyes: 11.3
Width nose bottom: 5.9
Width mouth: 5
Height antefix base: 4
Height strut: 4.3
Width strut: 3.1
Depth strut: 6.3
Inner H cover tile: 6
Outer H cover tile: 7.5
Inner W cover tile: 11
Outer W cover tile: 16.4
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