6538, Veii, Portonaccio sanctuary

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Record number: 6538
Site: Veii
Building or zone: Portonaccio sanctuary
Roof element: Acroteria, human statues
Remarks: Menerva head antefix. Hollow, handmade, Th wall 0.8. Brown layer of fine clay over entire surface, Th 0.2. H relief neckband 1.6. 2 small holes on her left shoulder, Diam 0.5. Crest was separately made and inserted in long rectangular channel, W 2.1, D 7. Piece of lead in top for attachment. Inside of head has terracotta projection/support equal to crest insertion. Surface brown may be due to conservation.
Bibliography: Helbig4 III, no. 2564; Cristofani 1978, fig. 57; Riis 1981, p. 12, 12 J; Sprenger & Bartoloni 1983, p. 113, Pl. 124; Colonna 1987d, p. 423, fig. 5a-b; Winter 2009a, pp. 377-379, 5.E.1.a, fig. 5.32, Ill. 5.16.1
Publication record: Etruscan types of heads
Führer durch die öffentlichen Sammlungen klassischer Altertümer in Rome, Bd. 1-4. 4., völlig neu bearb. Aufl. Hrsg. Von H. Speier
L'arte degli Etruschi. Produzione e consumo
Note preliminari sui culti del santuario di Portonaccio à Veio
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
The Etruscans: their history, art, and architecture
Associated elements: Herakles torso
Type of decoration: Menerva/Athena head
Current Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia: 3170
Mouldmade: no
Height: 18.5
Width: 20.9
MPD: 12.7
Clay: 10YR 6/4
Paint: Skin light brown 10YR 6/4. Helmet darker brown 10YR 5/4. Brown-black edges of helmet, corners decorated with geometic design, thick raised panel of hair at back and double round strands on front, eyebrows, lids and pupils. Pink-red on chiton below relief of neckband. White dots on helmet, black painted edge.
Height head: 13
Height face: 8.8
Distance outer eyes: 6.3
Width nose bottom: 1.6
Width mouth: 2.3

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