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.
