4657, Capua

Record number: 4657
Site: Capua
Roof element: Antefixes, heads
Comparanda: Koch 1912, P138-166; Santa Maria a Capua Vetere, Municipio; Rome, Museo Artistico Industriale no. 13; Berlin TC 7899; Copenhagen, NCG H94,95( I. 675, 676) and Nationalmuseum, Schrank (Case) 95, no. 32; Cairo, Musee Egyptien, no. 26666
Remarks: Antefix plaque with female head wearing diadem, with 2 long beaded strands of hair at either side of neck & chest, flanked by lotus leaves/flat fascia ending in pendent lotus, below upper frame of 7 convex strigils. Tall recessed base. . Diam roundel at base of lotus, L 5, R 4.8. H diadem 2.3. Lotus A II.
Bibliography: Koch 1912, pp. 56-57; Cianferoni 1991, pp. 105-106, no. 4, fig. 9 (525-500 B.C.)
Publication record: Dachterrakotten aus Campanien. Author: Koch, H.. Place of publication: Berlin. Publication Date: 1912
Materiali ceretani del Museo Archeologico di Firenze. Author: Cianferoni, G.C.. Journal and volume number: StMat 6. Publication Date: 1991. Pages: 100-134
Type of decoration: Female head between lotus leaves
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Archeologico
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 44.2
Width: 45.2
MPD: 8.5
Clay: 5YR 5/4- 10YR 7/6(?)
Height head: 13
Height face: 10.2
Distance outer eyes: 6.6
Width nose bottom: 2.5
Width mouth: 2.9
Height antefix base: 6
Width antefix base: 20.1

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