Remarks: REVETMENT PLAQUE OF TYPE II A. COMPLETE HEIGHT. SMALL PORTION OF FLANGE TO RIGHT. BOTTOM, UPPER, ROUNDED RIGHT EDGES PRESERVED. 4 NAIL HOLES PRESERVED, DIAM 0.4-0.6, PROBABLY BORED FROM UNDERSIDE. HORIZONTAL ELEMENT AT TOP HAS CURVED CONTOUR. BACK AND UNDERSIDE SLIPPED AND TOP OF HORIZONTAL UNSLIPPED. PAINTED DECORATION: CA. 2.5 CM BELOW UPPER EDGE, HORIZONTAL BAND, W CA 1, IN CURVE TOWARDS FLANGE, TRACES OF A VERTICAL BAND. MAIN MOTIVE: FRIEZE OF BIRDS, FACING RIGHT. 2 BIRDS ALMOST COMPLETELY PRESERVED. BETWEEN THE BIRDS, TWO SLIGHTLY WAVING, ALMOST VERTICAL LINES. BETWEEN THE HORIZONTAL BAND AND UPPER EDGE, SLIGHT TRACES OF A POSSIBLE THIN TONGUE PATTERN WITH RED STRIGILS OUTLINED IN WHITE.
Bibliography: CÖ. WIKANDER 1981, P. 58, FIGS. 31, 38; WINTER 2009A, PP. 89-92, 2.D.1.A
Publication record: Acquarossa I.1: The painted architectural terracottas. Catalogue and architectural context. Author: Wikander, C.. Place of publication: Stockholm. Publication Date: 1981 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
Type of decoration: BIRDS/TONGUES(?)
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Archeologico
Height: 19.8-20
Clay: LIGHT BROWN TO BROWN
Paint: LIGHT RED-BROWN SLIP COVERED WITH RED TO DARK RED PAINT. WHITE-ON-RED DECORATION
