3861, Tarquinia, Ara della Regina I

Record number: 3861
Site: Tarquinia
Building or zone: Ara della Regina I
Roof element: Antefixes, heads
Comparanda: Even clearer impression from same mould 4105; Almost equal are examples from Orvieto, Belvedere (II:32), Via S. Leonardo (I:6). Andrén 1974, Pl. XXXII.73 Selvasecca
Remarks: Silen head antefix with shell frame (mostly missing). Face tilts downward. Th shell 2.1. Head deeply hollowed behind. Scar for round strut.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 69, no. II:2, Pl. 23:81; Santuari d'Etruria 1985, p. 75, 4.4A18
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940
Santuari d'Etruria. Author: Colonna, G. (ed.). Place of publication: Milano. Publication Date: 1985
Associated elements: 4968, 3268(2), 3268, 4955, 28, 174, 177, 2733, 2740, 2726, 2744, 1474
Type of decoration: Silen head
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 24.5
Width: 21
MPD: 25
Clay: 7.5YR 5/6(?) or 6/4
Paint: Cream slip
Height head: 17.5
Height face: 12.7
Distance outer eyes: 6.5
Width nose bottom: 2.2
Width mouth: 2.6
Type shell: Floral
Height antefix base: 2.9
Width antefix base: 14.2
Inner H cover tile: 9.2
Outer H cover tile: 11
Inner W cover tile: 12.1
Outer W cover tile: 15.5

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