1271, Rome, Forum Romanum - Regia I
- Record number: 1271
- Site: Rome
- Building or zone: Forum Romanum - Regia I
- Position: Ridge
- Roof element: Tiles, ridge cover
- Comparanda: For similar fabric: ridge tiles R64.170, R64.337.
- Remarks: Fragment of semicylindrical cover tile with curved side edge matching curve of ridge tiles R64.170 & R64.337. Finished short end also curved, resembling flange. Near break at top, scored area (MPW 7) surrounded by added clay from detached element, probably a horn acroterion with rounded form (R64.256, R64. 257, R64.269). Red clay similar to fabric of earliest tiles from Cerveteri & Satricum: reused on third-phase building.
- Bibliography: Downey 1995, p. 85, no. 33, figs. 46, 47, 48 (associated with Regia III); Winter 2009a, p. 41, 1.G.4, fig. 1.4, Ill. 1.6.3
- Publication record: Architectural terracottas from the Regia
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C. - Associated elements: From Section 5 northwest, level 1, pieces associated with Regia IV: antefix R64.300, ridge tile R64.319, pan tile R64.299
- Current Collection: Antiquarium forense: R64.339
- Width: 8.8
- MPD: 12
- Clay: 2.5YR 5/6
- Condition: Fragment with finished side & end; round scar near top
- Thickness tile: 1.3-1.8
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