Comparanda: Silen and Maenad heads are same mould as 10255.
Remarks: Full-figure antefix of Silen and Maenad. Backs of torsos slightly hollowed. Large rectangular strut from between shoulders to cover tile top, beginning 23.2 above cover tile top. Breaks show that both Maenad and Silen heads are hollow.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 471, no. II:13b, Pl. 148:511 left; Satricum: una città latina 1982, pp. 68-72; La civiltà degli Etruschi 1985, p. 267, 10.13.2; Niew licht 1985, no. 76; La grande Roma 1990, p. 243, 9.6.72
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 La civiltà degli Etruschi. Author: Cristofani, M.. Place of publication: Milano. Publication Date: 1985 La grande Roma dei Tarquini. Author: Cristofani, M. (ed.). Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1990 Niew licht op een oude stad: Italiaanse en Nederlandse opgravingen in Satricum. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1985 Satricum: Una città latina. Catalogo della mostra, Latina. Place of publication: Firenze. Publication Date: 1982
Type of decoration: Silen & Maenad to right
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 53R
Width: 27.5
MPD: 21
Clay: 10YR 6/4
Paint: Yellow slip 10YR 7/4. Black: Silen leaves, beard, hair(?); Maenad: hair, line near bottom of diadem, plaque background between legs and top of base. Red-brown: Silen skin 2.5YR 5/4.
