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4422, Falerii Veteres/Civita Castellana, Vignale, Larger temple

  • Record number: 4422
  • Site: Falerii Veteres/Civita Castellana
  • Building or zone: Vignale, Larger temple
  • Roof element: Antefixes, full figure
  • Comparanda: Satricum
  • Remarks: Fragment of full-figure antefix of Siren preserving raised right arm and lower right wing with black scale pattern on brown ground in raised section, 2nd lower section also with curving outer edge, 3rd section with upper edge rising to point. Feathers painted only with black edges and red center. Bottom of wing near arm has curved back and thinning plaque.
  • Bibliography: Opgenhaffen 2011, fig. 10:b
  • Publication record: Sirens on the roof: Identification of terracotta bird-women in Central Italy. Author: Opgenhaffen, L.. Journal and volume number: Deliciae Fictiles IV. Place of publication: Oxford. Publication Date: 2011. Pages: 50-61
  • Associated elements: 7293, 7294
  • Type of decoration: Siren wing
  • Last Recorded Collection: Museo Archeologico di Agro Falisco
  • Mouldmade: yes
  • Height: 13.8
  • Width: 23
  • MPD: 7.8
  • Clay: 10YR 7/4
  • Paint: Brown 5YR 5/4.
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