495, Caere, Vigna Parrocchiale
- Record number: 495
- Site: Caere
- Building or zone: Vigna Parrocchiale
- Roof element: Painted wall plaques
- Comparanda: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek fragments
- Remarks: Plaque with lower part of two warriors with shields, moving to left, cut through top 1/4 of shields. Near warrior wears greaves & has lion-head emblem on shield. 4 horizontal bands across bottom: red/white/brown/white. Back of plaque = pan tile (Th 2) with square raised side edges (W 2.8, inner H 3, outer H 5): were these meant to be seen from inside the room as painted soffits of the tiled roof?
- Bibliography: Mengarelli 1936, 80, Pl. XXVI:3; Andrén 1940, pp. 23-24, No. II:1a, Pl. 7:19; Roncalli 1965, p. 34, no. 21, pl. XVI.1, pp. 82-83, fig. I.B
- Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
Il luogo e I materiali del tempio di Era a Caere
Le lastre dipinte da Cerveteri - Type of decoration: Two warriors with shields, moving to left
- Current Collection: Museo Nazionale: 407
- Mouldmade: no
- Height: 73
- Width: 51.6
- MPD: 5
- Paint: Cream ground & lion pelt, red lion-head & bottom border 7.5R 3/6, brown skin, greaves & shield edges
- Condition: Complete width
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