Comparanda: Rome, Antiquarium Comunale, no. MC 2178
Remarks: Fragment of thick eaves tile with painted soffit front: 3-step meander in white/red/white/black/white stripes (W 2.1-2.4) between black bands with perpendicular bar at front & back. Near lower edge of taenia, 2 oblong slits with traces of lead for fastening hanging curtain. On upper side, circular stamp (Diam 2.8) with M in relief
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 364, No. I:4, Pl. 108:387; Helbig4 II, pp. 591-592, no. 1824; Mura Sommella 2010a, p. 96, fig. 23
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 Esquilino e Campidoglio: elementi della decorazione architettonica nella Roma dei Tarquini. Author: Mura Sommella, A.. Journal and volume number: AnnFaina 17. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 2010. Pages: 87-112 Führer durch die öffentlichen Sammlungen klassischer Altertümer in Rome, Bd. 1-4. 4., völlig neu bearb. Aufl. Hrsg. Von H. Speier. Author: Helbig, W.. Place of publication: Tübingen. Publication Date: 1963-1972
Type of decoration: Painted 3-step meander
Last Recorded Collection: Antiquarium Comunale
Height: 4.3
Width: 47
MPD: 33
Clay: 10YR 7/4
Paint: White 10YR 8/1, purple-red 7.5R 3/4, black
Condition: Fragment preserving finished right side edge and front of tile
