Building or zone: FORUM ROMANUM -TEMPLE OF CASTOR & POLLUX
Position: PEDIMENT SLOPES
Roof element: OPENWORK CRESTING
Comparanda: VEII, PORTONACCIO: STEFANI 1953, P. 58, FIG. 33B
Remarks: FRAGMENT FROM BOTTOM PART OF OPENWORK CRESTING, WITH FLAT PLAQUE PAINTED BLACK WITH A WHITE BAND BELOW CURVING BAND (W 2.5) IN LOW RELIEF, PAINTED WHITE WITH RED & BLACK EDGES; INNER SURFACE OF BAND PAINTED BLACK. L-SHAPED AT BOTTOM WHERE ATTACHED TO SIMA. AT LEFT, VERTICAL NAIL HOLE (DIAM 1) FOR ATTACHMENT TO SIMA. CREAM ON BACK
Bibliography: GRØNNE 1990, P. 110, NO. 18, FIG. 10; GRØNNE 1992, PP. 162-163, JJ-026 CV 87-26,1, 87-36,3, 87-36,4, FIG. 139, PL. II.1
Publication record: Fragments of architectural terracottas from the first temple of Castor and Pollux on the Forum Romanum. Author: Grønne, C.. Journal and volume number: AnalRom 19. Publication Date: 1990. Pages: 105-117 The architectural terracottas. Author: Grønne, C.. Journal and volume number: The Temple of Castor and Pollux I. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1992. Pages: 157-175
Associated elements: CAT. NOS. 1-17, 19-38
Type of decoration: OPENWORK FIGURE-8 PATTERN
Last Recorded Collection: Danish Academy
Mouldmade: YES
Height: 10
Width: 15.5
MPD: 5.6
Clay: 10YR 7/3
Paint: WHITE, RED, BLACK
Condition: FINISHED EDGES AT TOP & BOTTOM, 2 BROKEN SIDE EDGES
