Comparanda: BRITISH MUSEUM B614 FROM LANUVIUM; BERLIN TC 8420 FROM CAERE; CIVITA CASTELLANA
Remarks: BEARDED SILEN HEAD SURROUNDED BY VINES WITH GRAPES, LEAVES & ROSETTES; TRIPLE BAND ON FOREHEAD. CRISP MOULD, THICK PLAQUE. 2 FINGER IMPRESSIONS ON BOTTOM EDGE OF PLAQUE. ON BACK, SCAR FROM SMALL ROUND STRUT NEAR TOP.
Bibliography: BREITENSTEIN 1941, P. 81, NO. 773, PL. 94:2; M. DENTI, "IL MARSIA DI PAESTUM" AION 13 (1991) 158, FIG. 28.3
Publication record: Danish National Museum. Catalogue of terracottas: Cypriote, Greek, Etrusco-Italian and Roman. Author: Breitenstein, N.. Place of publication: Copenhagen. Publication Date: 1941
Type of decoration: BEARDED SILEN HEAD IN FLORAL SHELL FRAME
Last Recorded Collection: National Museum
Mouldmade: YES
Height: 23
Width: 21.9
MPD: 7.3
Clay: 7.5YR 6/6
Paint: WHITE SLIP OVER WHICH PAINTED TURQOISE ON GRAPE CLUSTERS, BLACK ON OUTER EDGES
