5643, Orvieto, Macerato (sporadic find)

Record number: 5643
Site: Orvieto
Building or zone: Macerato (sporadic find)
Roof element: Pedimental sculpture(?)
Comparanda: Sculpture from Temple of Zeus at Olympia
Remarks: Head of bearded old man from pedimental sculpture(?). Mouth deeply hollowed, no teeth indicated. Receding hairline, beard has wavy incised lines. Solid, handmade.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 196, no. I:4, Pl. 73:250; Stopponi 1993, figs. 11-12
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940
Terrecotte architettoniche da Orvieto. Author: Stopponi, S.. Journal and volume number: Deliciae Fictiles. Place of publication: Stockholm. Publication Date: 1993. Pages: 153-162
Type of decoration: Bearded old man
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Civico
Mouldmade: no
Height: 9
Width: 7.2
MPD: 9
Clay: 10YR 7/3
Paint: Pink skin 10R 6/4. Gray beard, moustache, eyes 10YR 6/1. White hair.
Distance outer eyes: 4.6
Width nose bottom: 1.8
Width mouth: 2.1

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