1067, Rome, Forum Romanum - Regia III
- Record number: 1067
- Site: Rome
- Building or zone: Forum Romanum - Regia III
- Position: Eaves
- Roof element: Antefixes, heads
- Remarks: Fragments preserve right cheek, part of mouth, chin, part of flat section representing neck (W 6.5, Th 1.3), with flat section of hair (W 3.8) to right. Plaque (Th 1.1) uniform in thickness, deeply hollowed behind chin. Finished side edge shows that plaque overhung cover tile by 5.1 cm. Red paint on section of hair, line of chin & possibly as pendents. Deep finger channel below lip & vertical marks at sides of mouth.
- Bibliography: Brown & Scott 1985, p. 190, no. 8, fig. 7:8; Downey 1993, pp. 238-239; Downey 1995, pp. 32-36, 78-79, no. 13, figs. 19, 20; Winter 2009a, pp. 245-247, 4.C.1.a
- Publication record: Archaic architectural terracottas from the Regia
Architectural terracottas from the Regia
La Regia nel Foro Romano
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C. - Associated elements: From Section 6c: revetment plaque R64.346
- Type of decoration: Female head
- Current Collection: Antiquarium forense: R64.312 406592
- Mouldmade: yes
- Height: 11.7
- Width: 11
- MPD: 7.5
- Clay: 10YR 7/3 = other Regia III material
- Paint: Red 2.5YR 5/6
- Condition: Restored from many fragments, preserving lower right side of face & neck
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