Comparanda: TREATMENT OF EYES SIMILAR TO SPHINX 68-635
Remarks: GRIFFIN HEAD ACROTERION. INSIDE UNEVEN, LUMPY, "LAVA FLOW", WITH FAIRLY THIN WALLS (CA. 1 AT MOUTH, 2 AT NECK). DIAM KNOB 2.2. DIST. OUTER EYES 7.4. RH OPEN MOUTH 8.6. PIECE IS COVERED WITH SHINY BLACK INCRUSTATION INSIDE AND OUT AND OVER BREAKS AT NECK. UNEVEN BREAK AT NECK- NOT DETACHED FROM TILE. FABRIC, SCALE, WORKMANSHIP SIMILAR TO ACROTERIA.
Bibliography: CASE E PALAZZI D'ETRURIA 1985, P. 150, 3.685; BRUNI ET AL. 1988, P. 41, FIG. 45; EDLUND-BERRY 1992, P. 224, H.4; PHILLIPS 1993, P. 59, FIG. 69; NEWLAND 1994, PP. 32-33, NO. 6; WINTER 1994; WINTER 2009A, PP. 204-205, 3.E.3.A, FIG. 3.38
Publication record: A terracotta griffin head from Poggio Civitate (Murlo). Author: Winter, N.A.. Journal and volume number: Murlo and the Etruscans, ed. R. De Puma & J. Small. Place of publication: Madison, WI. Publication Date: 1994. Pages: 72-76 Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate. Author: Bruni, S. et al.. Place of publication: Firenze. Publication Date: 1988 Case e palazzi d'Etruria. Author: Stopponi, S. (ed.). Place of publication: Milano. Publication Date: 1985 In the hills of Tuscany. Recent excavations at the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo, Siena). Author: Phillips, K.M., Jr.. Place of publication: Philadelphia. Publication Date: 1993 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 The akroterial sculpture and architectural terracottas from the Upper Building at Murlo. Author: Newland, D.M.. Journal and volume number: Diss. Bryn Mawr College. Publication Date: 1994 The seated and standing statue akroteria from Poggio Civitate (Murlo). Author: Edlund-Berry, I.. Journal and volume number: Archaeologica 96. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1992
Associated elements: T. GANTZ NOTEBOOK III 1968: OTHER PIECES PROBABLY BELONGING: 68-171 RIDGE TILE WITH PAW, 68-163 GRIFFIN WING, 68-172 PAW AND LOWER LEG
Type of decoration: GRIFFIN HEAD
Last Recorded Collection: Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate
