4804

Record number: 4804
Roof element: Raking simas
Remarks: Raking sima decorated with concave tongues (H 5.8, W 2.5 with distance between 0.7)/roll/ floral decoration. Relief decoration of palmettes and lotuses hanging from row of spirals set 2 x 2 under row of short concave tongues. Back of sima has 2 raised ridges ending in tongues on tile backer top. Flanges for insertion and overlapping at sides. D roll 2.8. W 2 spirals 13.8. Raised border at bottom, H 2. Raised side edge at back are square.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 509, no. II:11
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940
Associated elements: 4928
Type of decoration: Concave tongues/floral
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Archeologico
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 20.8
Width: 56.5
Clay: 7.5YR 5/4
Condition: Preserves full sima face.
Height strigil: 5.8
Width strigil: 2.5
Concave strigil: yes
Height main field: 12
Thickness plaque: 2.2
Thickness including relief: 3
Th. tile backer: 3.
Width palmette: 9.7
Width lotus: 10.2
Height strigil: 5.8
Width strigil: 2.5
Concave: yes
Thickness tile backer: 3.

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