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5631, Orvieto, Belvedere

  • Record number: 5631
  • Site: ORVIETO
  • Building or zone: BELVEDERE
  • Roof element: RAKING SIMAS
  • Comparanda: LATE IMITATION OF ANDRÉN 1940, NO. II:39
  • Remarks: FLORAL RAKING SIMA WITH LILY PATTERN COMPOSED OF ROSES AND LILY-CUPS BELOW PERFORATED GUILLOCHE WITH SQUARE HOLES ON TOP FOR MENISKOS, DIAM 0.6. H GUILLOCHE 6, D 4.2. H ROLL 0.7, D 3.8. H FLAT BORDER 1.1, D 3.5. ON BACK 2 RECTANGULAR RIDGES FROM TILE BACKER ONTO BACK OF PLAQUE, W 3.5. LATER REPLACEMENT?
  • Bibliography: ANDRÉN 1940, P. 184, NO. II:49, PL. 70:233
  • Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940
  • Type of decoration: LILY PATTERN
  • Last Recorded Collection: Museo Civico
  • Mouldmade: YES
  • Height: 24.5
  • Width: 41.7
  • MPD: 10.8
  • Clay: 7.5YR 7/4
  • Paint: BLUE/BLACK LOWER STRAND OF GUILLOCHE, GROUND BEHIND FLORAL FRIEZE. RED UPPER STRAND OF GUILLOCHE, SCALLOP BAND BELOW GUILLOCHE, LILIES AND ROUND KNOBS, CENTRAL ROW OF DIAMONDS 5R 4/4.
  • Height main field: 16.7
  • Decoration main field: LILY PATTERN
  • Thickness plaque: 3.4
  • Thickness including relief: 3.9
  • Th. tile backer: 3
  • Soffit decoration type: PAINTED BLACK/ WHITE/ RED BANDS, TD 3.8 BEHIND WHICH PAINTED LOTUS AND CIRCUMSCRIBING PALMETTES.
  • Thickness tile backer: 3
  • Soffit decoration type: PAINTED BLACK/ WHITE/ RED BANDS, TD 3.8 BEHIND WHICH PAINTED LOTUS AND CIRCUMSCRIBING PALMETTES.
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