1456, Falerii Veteres/Civita Castellana, Sassi Caduti

Record number: 1456
Site: FALERII VETERES/CIVITA CASTELLANA
Building or zone: SASSI CADUTI
Position: PEDIMENT FLOOR
Roof element: ANTEFIXES, HEADS
Comparanda: CIVITA CASTELLANA, VIGNALE SMALLER TEMPLE (NO. II:4) & LO SCASATO (NO. III:3)
Remarks: ANTEFIX PLAQUE WITH SILEN HEAD IN DEEP RELIEF, WEARING LION-SKIN KNOTTED BELOW CHIN, SURROUNDED BY FLORAL SHELL FRAME, WITH NARROW BASE BORDERED AT BOTTOM BY ROUNDED MOULDING (H 0.9). CRISP MOULD
Bibliography: ANDRÉN 1940, P. 118, NO. II:5, PL. 44:145
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940
Associated elements: 12503, FULL-FIGURE ANTEFIX 12507
Type of decoration: SILEN HEAD WEARING LION-SKIN KNOTTED BELOW CHIN
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Mouldmade: YES
Height: 19.1
Width: 19.3
MPD: 10
Clay: 10YR 7/4
Paint: RED SKIN 2.5YR 6/6, BLUE 5BG 6/1 ON LION-HEAD, BASE OF ANIMAL EARS, POSSIBLY ON MOUSTACHE, PURPLE 5R 4/3 ON BASE, GROUND OF FLORAL SHELL, BLACK PAWS, BEARD?
Condition: MISSING PARTS OF TOP & LEFT SIDE OF SHELL
Height face: 12.8
Distance outer eyes: 5.9
Width nose bottom: 2.1
Width mouth: 2.9
Height antefix base: 2.3
Width antefix base: 15

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