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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