1823, Capua, Le Curti

Record number: 1823
Site: Capua
Building or zone: Le Curti
Position: Eaves
Roof element: Antefixes, heads
Comparanda: London, BM, GR 1877.8-2.7 (B 592)
Remarks: Fragment of antefix plaque with female head wearing segmented cap, surrounded by strigil shell superimposed at top with lotus below 3-leaf palmette. Burned. Back slightly concave behind head
Bibliography: Koch 1912, pp. 44-45, Type VI
Publication record: Dachterrakotten aus Campanien. Author: Koch, H.. Place of publication: Berlin. Publication Date: 1912
Type of decoration: Strigil shell with lotus & palmette/female head in segmented cap
Last Recorded Collection: Antikensammlung
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 26.4
Width: 14.2
MPD: 9.6
Clay: 7.5YR 5/4 burned
Paint: White surface 2.5Y 8/2. Dark purple-brown 10R 4/2 inner outline of left tongue, lotus leaves?, diagonal bands, ground of segmented cap, eyes. Black hair, right tongue inner outline, area above cover tile on back of plaque
Condition: Preserves head & top of floral shell
Convex strigil: yes
Height head: 12.7
Height face: 9.8
Distance outer eyes: 6
Width nose bottom: 2.3
Width mouth: 3.3
Height floral field: 9.5
Height lotus: 8.2
Type shell: Strigil/floral
Width shell: 9.1
Convex: yes
Width fascia: 1.5
Torus or flat: torus

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