Remarks: Figural raking sima with armed rider and standing warrior. Convex strigils at top have central vertical depressed channel painted red. W between strigils 1.5. D roll 4.8. RH plaque 30.5. Half torus at bottom, trimmed off, MPH 4.7, D 6.7 from plaque back but beginning of tile backer gives MPD 10. Probably originally had torus at bottom. Male rider in cuirass to left on horseback, no saddle. Horse head and rider's head missing, projecting above sima. Rider shown frontal above waist. To right standing warrior, MPH 42.8, seen from back, with drapery over extended left arm, right arm raised with hole in hand for attached spear. Cuirass elaborately painted. 2 raised ridges, W 3.6, down back of vertical plaque.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, pp. 503-504, no. I:23, Pl. 160:551
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940
Type of decoration: Armed rider and standing warrior
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Archeologico
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 49.5
Width: 58.5
MPD: 12
Clay: 7.5YR 6/6(?)
Paint: Red skin. Cuirass painted. Greaves light brown with dark brown edges and decorated tip of helmet crest on back right shoulder. Black ground.
