Building or zone: Forum Romanum -Temple of Castor & Pollux
Position: Pediment slopes
Roof element: Raking simas
Comparanda: Pyrgi, Temple A: Pyrgi 1970, p. 117 A:3, fig. 78, pp. 183-184. Segni: Temple of Juno Moneta: Andrén 1940, p. 299, No. I:6, Pl. 121:429. Rome, Lacus Juturnae: Phillips 1989a, Group IIB
Remarks: Fragment of cavetto profile with convex strigils, painted alternately black with white central vertical band/white with red central vertical band. Back painted light brown with light cream stripe across top. Oblique top surface with channel (W 3.7) for insertion of cresting. At top break, traces of 2 iron nails for attaching cresting
Bibliography: Grønne 1990, p. 108, no. 11, fig. 6; Grønne 1992, p. 161, JJ-019 CV 87-42, fig. 134, pl. 38.2 left
Publication record: Fragments of architectural terracottas from the first temple of Castor and Pollux on the Forum Romanum. Author: Grønne, C.. Journal and volume number: AnalRom 19. Publication Date: 1990. Pages: 105-117 The architectural terracottas. Author: Grønne, C.. Journal and volume number: The Temple of Castor and Pollux I. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1992. Pages: 157-175
Associated elements: Cat. nos. 1-10, 12-38
Type of decoration: Convex strigils painted cream with red edges/red with cream edges
