4610, Arezzo, Catona

Record number: 4610
Site: Arezzo
Building or zone: Catona
Position: Pediment
Roof element: Pedimental sculpture(?)
Remarks: Fragment of pedimental sculpture(?) preserving male head in Phrygian cap. Could be Paris(?). Solid, handmade. Phrygian cap tied in knot at top, broken but has upturned front edge and broken peak. Pupils pierced.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, pp. 268-269, no. I:1, Pl. 89:318; Sprenger & Bartoloni 1983, p. 158, Pl. 277; La civiltà degli Etruschi 1985, p. 384, 16.6.10; Etruschi nel tempo 2001, pp. 271-272, no. 42
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
Etruschi nel tempo: I ritrovamenti di Arezzo dal '500 ad oggi
La civiltà degli Etruschi
The Etruscans: their history, art, and architecture
Type of decoration: Male head in Phrygian cap (Paris?)
Current Collection: Museo Archeologico Nazionale: 87667
Mouldmade: no
Height: 20.5
Width: 14.2
MPD: 14.9
Clay: 5YR 7/4, surface 10YR 7/4
Paint: Pink skin 2.5YR 6/4. Red hair 10R 4/4.
Height face: 10.7
Distance outer eyes: 5.1
Width nose bottom: 2
Width mouth: 2.8

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