Building or zone: Temple of Mater Matuta - Etrusco-Ionian roof
Position: Pediment slopes
Roof element: Raking simas
Comparanda: Caere
Remarks: Fragment of thick vertical plaque of raking sima with painted cross meander with red & black bands on cream ground. Beginning of curve at top indicates cavetto profile, and painted decoration at break along top of fragment suggests tongue pattern
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 460, No. I:9; Knoop 1987, p. 240, no. 178, fig. 11 (10147/SN204); Winter 2009a, pp. 406-408, 6.A.1.a
Publication record: Antefixa Satricana. Sixth-century architectural terracottas from the sanctuary of Mater Matuta at Satricum. Author: Knoop, R.R.. Place of publication: Assen. Publication Date: 1987 Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 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
