Comparanda: Axia (Castel d'Asso), Tuscania (different mould than Tuscania because no horizontal ridge below augur's skirt, between legs.
Remarks: Relief revetment plaque of Type A with figured frieze of Herakles & Cretan bull/chariot procession to right with winged horses. D convex strigils at top 5.3, at bottom 2. Frieze projecting from strigils. 6 nail holes, Diam 0.7. Diam shields 5.2. H Herakles head 2.7, with hair 3.7. No paint except on top fascia.
Bibliography: Gli Etruschi. Nuove ricerche e scoperte 1972, p. 49, no. 104, Pl. XI.a; Andrén 1974, pp. 6,10, Pl. XXIII.52; Strandberg Olofsson 1984, p. 91, pl. I.2; Case e palazzi d'Etruria 1985, p. 57, no. I:30, Type A; Winter 2009a, pp. 265-266, 4.D.4.b, ill. 4.8.2
Publication record: Acquarossa V.1: The head antefixes and relief plaques. A reconstruction of the terracotta decoration & its architectural setting. Author: Strandberg Olofsson, M.. Place of publication: Stockholm. Publication Date: 1984 Case e palazzi d'Etruria. Author: Stopponi, S. (ed.). Place of publication: Milano. Publication Date: 1985 Gli Etruschi. Nuove ricerche e scoperte. Author: Colonna, G. & C.E. Östenberg. Place of publication: Viterbo. Publication Date: 1972 Osservazioni sulle terrecotte architettoniche etrusco-italiche. Author: Andrén, A.. Journal and volume number: OpRom 8. Publication Date: 1974. Pages: 1-16 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
Associated elements: A1 - A68
Type of decoration: Herakles & Cretan bull/chariot procession to right
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Archeologico
