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4844, Canosa

  • Record number: 4844
  • Site: CANOSA
  • Roof element: ANTEFIXES, HEADS
  • Comparanda: D685
  • Remarks: MEDUSA HEAD ANTEFIX. PLAQUE EQUAL TO CONTOUR OF HEAD/HAIR. "ALEXANDER THE GREAT"-TYPE HEAD WITH RAISED INNER EYEBROWS, COWLICK HAIR LOCKS ABOVE. WINGS AT TOP SIDES(?). SNAKES TIED BELOW CHIN. EYES PIERCED. SCAR FROM COVER TILE.
  • Bibliography: WALTERS 1903, D686
  • Publication record: Catalog of terracottas in the British Museum. Author: Walters, H.B.. Place of publication: London. Publication Date: 1903
  • Type of decoration: MEDUSA HEAD
  • Last Recorded Collection: British Museum
  • Mouldmade: YES
  • Height: 18.5
  • Width: 17.7
  • Clay: 7.5YR 5/4
  • Paint: GREENISH WHITE SLIP ON FRONT 10YR 8/1.
  • Height face: 10.1
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