Remarks: FELINE HEAD WATERSPOUT, PROBABLY FROM VEII-ROME-VELLETRI TYPE LATERAL SIMA. FINISHED EDGE ALONG OPEN MOUTH AT BOTTOM OF FLAT SURFACE THAT MUST REPRESENT TEETH, BELOW THICKENED LIP. HOLLOW, SMOOTHLY FINISHED INSIDE. W SPOUT OPENING 6.9
Bibliography: SCAVO NELLO SCAVO 2004, P. 56, NO. I.B.19; BARTOLONI ET AL. 2006, P. 63, FIG. 6.19C; WINTER 2009A, P. 343, 5.B.3.B
Publication record: Scavo nello scavo. Gli Etruschi non visti. Author: Moretti Sgubini, A.M.. Place of publication: Viterbo. Publication Date: 2004 Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.. Author: Winter, N.A.. Journal and volume number: MAAR Suppl. 9. Place of publication: Ann Arbor. Publication Date: 2009 Veio: l'abitato di Piazza d'Armi. Le terrecotte architettoniche. Author: Bartoloni, G. et al.. Journal and volume number: Deliciae Fictiles III. Place of publication: Oxford. Publication Date: 2006. Pages: 50-76
Type of decoration: FELINE-HEAD WATERSPOUT
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Mouldmade: YES
Height: 9.5
Width: 11.1
MPD: 10.5
Clay: 7.5YR 5/6 WITH GRAY CORE
Paint: BLACK SURFACE, PERHAPS NOT PAINT?
Condition: FRAGMENT WITH UPPER PART OF HEAD. BROKEN OFF AT POINT OF ATTACHMENT FROM SIMA, MISSING BOTH EARS, LEAVING SQUARE SCARS. NOSE TIP CHIPPED.
