5652, Orvieto, Vigna Grande

Record number: 5652
Site: Orvieto
Building or zone: Vigna Grande
Position: Pediment left corner
Roof element: Raking simas
Remarks: Raking sima with lateral acroterion of sea-monster to left. H plaque 18.5. W sea-monster 35.2, MPH 19.3. H projecting bottom border 4.6 at left corner, 2.5 to right, W 34, but does not continue to right. Projecting bottom border decorated with battlement pattern with red above and black below. On plaque, black, lumpy ground. Sea-monster has red body, with fins painted blue/ red/ brown.
Bibliography: NSc 10 (1934), p. 92, fig. 4a-b, corner acroterion; Andrén 1940, p. 187, no. 3
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
Type of decoration: Sea monster to left
Current Collection: Museo Civico: 111
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 20.8
Width: 41.5
Clay: 10YR 8/3
Paint: Red 7.5R 3/8. blue 5B 6/1.
Condition: Finished left corner.
Thickness plaque: 3.6
Thickness including relief: 10.4
Th. tile backer: 3.8
Soffit decoration type: Black and red meander
Thickness tile backer: 3.8
Soffit decoration type: Black and red meander

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