Comparanda: PYRGI TEMPLE B RIDER ACROTERION (CRISTOFANI)
Remarks: FRAGMENTARY SMALL HEAD OF HERAKLES WEARING LION-HEAD HELMET ABOVE SPIRAL LOCKS OF HAIR. LEFT SIDE OF HEAD UNFINISHED, WITH LUMPY SURFACE, BUT PAINTED. BACK OF HEAD MISSING, BUT HEAD WAS HOLLOW. HANDMADE
Bibliography: ANDRÉN 1940, P. 345, NO. I:4 (GIVING INV.NO. AS 9102); GJERSTAD 1966, P. 462, FIG. 131.3; CRISTOFANI 1978, P. 96, FIG. 66; DIE WELT DER ETRUSKER 1988, P. 179, B 6.4; WINTER 2009A, PP. 466, 6.D.6; MURA SOMMELLA 2010A, P. 93, FIG, 13
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 Die Welt der Etrusker: archäologische Denkmäler aus Museen der sozialistischen Länder. Author: Kunze, M., & V. Kästner (eds.). Place of publication: Berlin. Publication Date: 1988 Early Rome IV.1: Synthesis of archaeological evidence. Author: Gjerstad, E.. Place of publication: Lund. Publication Date: 1966 Esquilino e Campidoglio: elementi della decorazione architettonica nella Roma dei Tarquini. Author: Mura Sommella, A.. Journal and volume number: AnnFaina 17. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 2010. Pages: 87-112 L'arte degli Etruschi. Produzione e consumo. Author: Cristofani, M.. Place of publication: Torino. Publication Date: 1978 Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.. Author: Winter, N.A.. Journal and volume number: MAAR Suppl. 9. Place of publication: Ann Arbor. Publication Date: 2009
Type of decoration: HERAKLES HEAD
Last Recorded Collection: Antikensammlung
Mouldmade: NO
Height: 8
Width: 6.9
MPD: 4.7
Clay: 10YR 8/3
Paint: LION HEAD PAINTED DARK BROWN 7.5YR 5/4 WITH BLACK LINES ON EDGES OF MUZZLE, WHITE TEETH WITH GRAY/BROWN SEPARATIONS. RED SKIN 10R 4/4. BLACK EYEBROWS, LIDS, PUPIL OUTLINES, MOUSTACHE, BEARD & LIPS. WHITE EYEBALLS 10YR 8/2
Condition: BROKEN AROUND EDGES, MISSING TIP OF BEARD
