1279, Rome, Forum Romanum - Regia II?

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Record number: 1279
Site: Rome
Building or zone: Forum Romanum - Regia II?
Position: Ridge
Roof element: Tiles, ridge
Remarks: Large semicylindrical ridge tile with no raised edge, suggesting that fragment belongs to smaller end. On each side a semicircular opening for insertion of cover tile (W 14) with centers 27 & 28 from preserved end. Early red fabric.
Bibliography: Ö. Wikander 1993a, p. 67, no. K 27; Downey 1995, pp. 90-91, no. 46; Winter 2009a, p. 45, 1.H.3
Publication record: Acquarossa VI.2: The roof-tiles. Typology and technical features
Architectural terracottas from the Regia
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
Current Collection: Antiquarium forense: R65.71
Height: 10
Width: 39
MPD: 22.5-25
Clay: 10R 5/6
Condition: 7 joining fragments giving profile of one end
Thickness tile: 1.5-2

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