274, Sarteano
- Record number: 274
- Site: Sarteano
- Position: Eaves
- Roof element: Antefixes, heads
- Comparanda: Providence RISD 39.124.4, 5, 6 from Tarquinia. Cf. Cataldi 1993, p. 218 No. 44, fig. 41, from Tarquinia
- Remarks: Female head in strigil shell frame. Short rounded strut attached to back from shell above head to cover tile. Slightly hollowed behind head. No base
- Bibliography: Riis 1941a, p. 64, A2; Poulsen 1955, p. 32, Andrén 1940, pp. 254-255, Pl. 86:302; Winter 1978, p. 42, pl. 19:4; Christiansen & Winter 2010, pp. 80-81, no. 36
- Publication record: Archaic architectural terracottas decorated with human heads
Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
Etruria I. Architectural terracottas and painted wall plaques, pinakes c. 625-200 BC.Catalogue, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
The Caprifico roof in its wider context
Tyrrhenika - Type of decoration: Female head in strigil shell frame
- Current Collection: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek: HIN 49 (H.184)
- Mouldmade: yes
- Height: 20.5
- Width: 23.7
- Clay: 5YR 5/6
- Paint: Cream slip, black, red, purple
- Condition: Head and part of shell on right
- Height face: 10.1
- Distance outer eyes: 6.6
- Type shell: Strigil
- Outer H cover tile: 9.2
- Outer W cover tile: 15.4
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