Comparanda: BASEL 1921.564; BERLIN ANTIKENSAMMLUNG TC 6681.3 (5), TC 6681.3 (6); COPENHAGEN NM ABB 297; NEW YORK METROPOLITAN MUSEUM 96.18.154 (GR 1031)
Remarks: ANTEFIX PLAQUE WITH FEMALE HEAD WEARING DIADEM (H 4.8) WITH TRACES OF PAINTED LEAVES, ALTERNATELY GOLD & RED. DIAM EARRING 3.8. TILE TOP: 6 CM. BEHIND HEAD PAINTED RED-BROWN THEN CREAM
Bibliography: LUCE 1920A, PP. 33-35, FIGS. 7-8; ANDRÉN 1940, P. 32, NO. II:11A (NOT ALL FROM SAME MOULD); TURFA 2005, P. 250, NO. 280 (DATED LATE 6TH CENT. B.C.); WINTER 2009A, PP. 439-440, 6.C.4.D
Publication record: Archaic antefixes from Cerveteri in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Author: Luce, S.B.. Journal and volume number: AJA 24. Publication Date: 1920. Pages: 27-36 Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 Catalogue of the Etruscan Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Author: Turfa, J.M.. Place of publication: Philadelphia. Publication Date: 2005 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 WEARING TALL DIADEM & DISK EARRINGS
Last Recorded Collection: University Museum
Mouldmade: YES
Height: 22.4
Width: 15.2
MPD: 25.2
Clay: 7.5YR 6/4
Paint: RED 5YR 5/4 HAIR, LIPS, EARRINGS; ORANGE 7.5YR 5/6 ON DIADEM
