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
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
Associated elements: From Section 6d: revetment plaque R64.320, raking simas R65.72, R64.286
Type of decoration: Gorgoneion
Current Collection: Antiquarium forense: R64.347 406591
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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