116, Tarquinia

No Image

Record number: 116
Site: Tarquinia
Position: Eaves
Roof element: Antefixes, heads
Comparanda: MS 1820, 1824, 1825, 1827, 2143; Tarquinia 1477, 1478; Florence 81791; Ann Arbor Kelsey Museum 29113, 29114; Sarasota, FL Ringling Museum 28.2111
Remarks: Rounded volute ends at bottom sides in acanthus leaf, then twines upward with tendrils ending in open flowers as off-shoots. Hollowed back with rounded strut (Diam 4)
Bibliography: Luce 1921a, p. 270, No. l; Andrén 1940, pp. 69-70, No. II:5; E. de Grummond 2000-2001, fig. 5
Publication record: A group of architectural terra-cottas from Corneto
Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
Maenads and meaning: antefixes from Tarquinia in American collections
Associated elements: Silen head antefixes
Type of decoration: Female head in floral shell frame
Current Collection: University Museum: MS 1818
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 23
Width: 20.2
Paint: Red on shell inner surface, diadem top & veil, hair. Diadem gold. Eyes red
Height strut: 10.5
Width strut: 4
Depth strut: 4

Link to this record using the address https://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/89C4AFC9-307B-45FF-8ED4-367E0BF85EC7