Comparanda: Copenhagen NCG HIN 894, HIN 900, HIN 901, HIN 902; Berlin TC 6681.4 (9); Leipzig TK 366; Paris Louvre Cp 4055; Rome La Sapienza M 275; Rome MNR 380163, 380164, perhaps also 380162; possibly also Tübingen S/10 2240; Vatican 13846
Remarks: Female head antefix. Preserves only head. All proveniences are unsubstantiated in Louvre, except for recent attributions to Tuscania.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 22, no. I:4d, pl. 6:18 (with restored shell, not belonging); Briguet 1989, p. 202, n.138; Winter 2009a, pp. 428-429, 6.C.2.a
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 Le sarcophage des époux de Cerveteri du Musée du Louvre. Author: Briguet, M.-F.. Place of publication: Firenze. Publication Date: 1989 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: Female head wearing painted earrings & necklace
Last Recorded Collection: Musée du Louvre
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 16.8
Width: 12.3
MPD: 9.4
Clay: 5YR 6/6
Paint: Surface slip beige 10YR 6/4. Black hair, eyebrows, lids, pupils, ear outlines, stripe of necklace. Red lips, dot earrings, necklace cross-stripes 5R 3/4.
