Comparanda: TC 6681.4 (4, 5.1-2, 6, 7); Copenhagen NCG HIN 482, HIN 726; New York 96.18.155 (GR 1032); Paris Louvre S. 1089, S. 1091; Philadelphia MS 1815; Rome "La Sapienza" SAEM 25214; Rome MNR 380159, 380161, 380160; Rome Antiquarium forense R64.300, R64.250, R65.67
Remarks: Antefix plaque with female head in relief, with smooth section of hair, with edge rising at center, across top of forehead. U-shaped face with wide, low eyes (painted only), short nose, wide mouth. Back of head hollowed. Cover tile attached to top of plaque
Bibliography: AZ 28 (1870) 123, No. 4; Andrén 1940, pp. 20-21, No. I:4a; Die Welt der Etrusker 1988, p. 156, B 6.1.2; Winter 2009a, pp. 425-426, 6.C.1.a
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 Die Welt der Etrusker: archäologische Denkmäler aus Museen der sozialistischen Länder. Author: Kunze, M., & V. Kästner (eds.). Place of publication: Berlin. Publication Date: 1988 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
Type of decoration: Female head in relief
Last Recorded Collection: Antikensammlung
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 14.8
Width: 13.1
MPD: ca 11.5
Clay: 5YR 6/6
Condition: Preserves head except for left side & lower right corner. Worn. No paint
