3611, Poggio Civitate, Courtyard building, N flank

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Record number: 3611
Site: Poggio Civitate
Building or zone: Courtyard building, N flank
Position: Eaves
Roof element: Antefixes, heads
Remarks: Gorgoneion antefix. Th plaque 1.9. L tongue 3.6, W 2.5. H ear 3, left ear more clearly modeled than right and larger in all examples. Cover tile L 55 (to back of plaque), 58 (including plaque to nose). L flange 6.5. H plaque overhang 8.3.
Bibliography: Neils 1976 (Group A); Case e palazzi d'Etruria 1985, pp.114-115, 3.328; Phillips 1993, p.30; Winter 2009a, pp. 172-173, 3.C.2.a, and p. 217, 3.G.2
Publication record: Case e palazzi d'Etruria
In the hills of Tuscany. Recent excavations at the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo, Siena)
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
The terracotta Gorgoneia of Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Type of decoration: Gorgoneion
Current Collection: Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate: 72-235 109908
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 16.7
Width: 19
MPD: 64.5
Clay: 2.5YR 6/6
Paint: Traces of red-brown paint on top of tile 10R 4/6. Brown surface of face 5YR 4/4.
Height face: 12.4
Distance outer eyes: 11.1
Width nose bottom: 4.4
Width mouth: 9.8
Outer H cover tile: 9
Outer W cover tile: 16.2/15.7
Thickness tile: 1.1

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