Building or zone: SOUTHWEST OF PALATINE HILL - AUGURATORIUM
Position: EAVES
Roof element: ANTEFIXES, HEADS
Comparanda: 34343. SATRICUM: ANDRÉN 1940, P. 469, NO. II:10, PL. 145:508. NORBA: ANDRÉN 1940, PP. 398-399, NO. I:4. CIVITA CASTELLANA: ANDRÉN 1940, P. 112, NO. I:9. ANTEMNAE: LA GRANDE ROMA, 7.1.1. LANUVIUM: MUZZIOLI 1981, PP. 196-197 D66. FORUM ROMANUM: LA GRANDE ROMA 1990, 3.4.2
Remarks: ANTEFIX PLAQUE WITH TOP OF FEMALE HEAD WEARING TALL HELMET WITH HORNS (DIST BETWEEN TIPS 18.4) & ANIMAL EARS (DIST BETWEEN TIPS 17.9), PAINTED BLUE WITH RED DETAILS, IN RELIEF AGAINST FLAT PLAQUE (W 7.3) WITH CURVED EDGE, PAINTED WITH RED OUTER BAND/2 INNER BANDS OF WHITE/BLACK & RED/WHITE SEGMENTS WITH LARGE BLACK SEGMENT AT TOP CENTER. ALONG EDGE OF HELMET, INSIDE PAINTED BANDS, RAISED BAND (W2) PAINTED WITH BLACK OUTER EDGE & CENTRAL RED ZIGZAG STRIPE. BELOW HELMET, PART OF RIGHT EYE OF FEMALE HEAD & 3 WAVY HAIR STRANDS PAINTED ON CHEEK. RECTANGULAR STRUT ON BACK.
Bibliography: PENSABENE 1980, PP. 72, 75, PL. XVI.1; CRISTOFANI 1987B, P. 115; LA GRANDE ROMA 1990, P. 91, 4.1.5, PL. VIII
Publication record: I santuari: tradizioni decorative. Author: Cristofani, M.. Journal and volume number: QArchEtr 15. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1987. Pages: 95-120 La grande Roma dei Tarquini. Author: Cristofani, M. (ed.). Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1990 La zona sud-orientale del Palatino. Author: Pensabene, P.. Journal and volume number: QuadArchEtr 4. Publication Date: 1980. Pages: 65-81
Associated elements: 474300, ANOTHER EXAMPLE WITH NO INVENTORY NUMBER
Type of decoration: JUNO SOSPITA HEAD SURROUNDED BY PAINTED PLAQUE
Last Recorded Collection: Antiquarium palatino
Mouldmade: YES
Height: 19
Width: 21.1
MPD: 9.2
Clay: 10YR 7/4
Paint: CREAM SKIN 2.5Y 7/4, BLUE 5G 6/1, RED 10R 4/6, PINK INNER ANIMAL EAR 10R 5/8
