1258, Rome, Forum Romanum - Regia III

Record number: 1258
Site: ROME
Building or zone: FORUM ROMANUM - REGIA III
Position: EAVES
Roof element: ANTEFIXES, HEADS
Comparanda: ANTEFIX FROM 7TH STRATUM BELOW LAPIS NIGER, ROME, ANTIQUARIUM FORENSE 803
Remarks: FRAGMENT PRESERVES SCALLOPED FRINGE OF HAIR ACROSS FOREHEAD OF GORGONEION ANTEFIX, WITH SCORING ON BACK FOR ATTACHMENT OF COVER TILE (TH 2.4) CA 1 CM BELOW TOP EDGE. TH TOP FINISHED EDGE 1.6
Bibliography: DOWNEY 1995, P. 78, NO. 12, FIG. 18; WINTER 2009A, PP. 169-171, 3.C.1.A
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from the Regia. Author: Downey, S.B.. Journal and volume number: PAAR 30. Place of publication: Ann Arbor, MI. Publication Date: 1995
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
Associated elements: FROM SECTION 6D: REVETMENT PLAQUE R64.320, RAKING SIMAS R65.72, R64.286
Type of decoration: GORGONEION
Last Recorded Collection: Antiquarium forense
Mouldmade: YES
Height: 6.6
Width: 11.8
MPD: 3.5
Clay: 7.5YR 7/4
Condition: FRAGMENT OF UPPER LEFT SIDE OF PLAQUE

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