Comparanda: Pensabene & Sanzi Di Mino 1983, types 32-40
Remarks: Antefix plaque with head of young Silen wearing wreath, of ivy leaves & berries above thick wavy hair falling across low forehead and alongside face with heavy features. Below neck, paws of nebris with knot at center, and narrow bottom border. Curved cover tile with square strut ending in rounded projection with indentation in top
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 63, No. VI:B:1; Helbig4 III, p. 538, No. 2570; Moretti 1970, p. 84
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 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
Associated elements: 56501
Type of decoration: Young Silen head in ivy leaf wreath
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 31
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