253, Caere?
- Record number: 253
- Site: Caere?
- Position: Pediment right slope
- Roof element: Revetment plaques,figural
- Remarks: Large torus with painted scale pattern/flat fascia with painted bands of purple-red (H .7), white (H 1.1)/concave tongues outlined in black, painted alternately white/br/ownblue/red/white/black/; narrow fascia painted with squares red/white/black/white/red. Very high relief, blue ground, 3 pairs of armed riders to left. Front horse of central pair has head turned 2/3 out towards viewer; horses wear chest bell with fringe. Crestings of helmets overlap fascia above. Near warrior carries shield, far one a raised spear. At bottom, projecting fascia painted white with black & red squares, continuing on soffit obliquely. Nail holes in strigil & frieze
- Bibliography: Christiansen 1985, pp. 136-137, 151 fig. 4; Winter 2009a, pp. 450-451, 6.D.1.b, fig. 6.22, Ill. 6.13.2; Christiansen & Winter 2010, pp. 30-31, no. 2
- Publication record: Etruria I. Architectural terracottas and painted wall plaques, pinakes c. 625-200 BC.Catalogue, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Etruskische Stumper
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
The Caprifico roof in its wider context - Associated elements: HIN 713-716: chariot race to right
- Type of decoration: Armed riders to left
- Current Collection: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek: HIN 717-719
- Mouldmade: yes
- Height: 30 ca.
- Width: 70 ca.
- Clay: 2.5YR 5/6
- Condition: 3 plaques reconstructed in fragmentary condition
- Height top fascia: 1.9
- Height strigil: 5.7
- Width strigil: 3.3
- Concave strigil: yes
- Height main field: 20.2
- Decoration main field: Relief figured frieze
- Thickness plaque: 2
- Thickness including relief: 4
- Mouldmade decoration: yes
- D soffit decoration: 2.9
- Soffit decoration type: Bl/wh/red oblique bands
- Height strigil: 5.7
- Width strigil: 3.3
- Concave: yes
- Depth soffit decoration: 2.9
- Soffit decoration type: Bl/wh/red oblique bands
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