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558, Caere, Vigna Parrocchiale

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  • Record number: 558
  • Site: CAERE
  • Building or zone: VIGNA PARROCCHIALE
  • Position: PEDIMENT CORNER
  • Roof element: ACROTERIA, ANIMAL STATUES
  • Remarks: FRAGMENT OF UPPER FACE & HAIR ACROSS TOP OF HEAD IN DEEP, RED FINGER WAVES. NOSE BROKEN. PROBABLY BELONGS TO A SPHINX ACROTERION.
  • Bibliography: CRISTOFANI 1987B, P. 99, N. 25, FIG. 25; CRISTOFANI 1992A, P. 44, FIG. 87, TYPE. III B 32.1 (WITH INV. NO. GIVEN AS 84.157); WINTER 2009A, PP. 474-476, 6.E.3.A
  • Publication record: Caere 3.1. Lo scarico arcaico della Vigna Parrocchiale. Author: Cristofani, M.. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1992. Pages: 29-57
    I santuari: tradizioni decorative. Author: Cristofani, M.. Journal and volume number: QArchEtr 15. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1987. Pages: 95-120
    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
  • Type of decoration: FEMALE HEAD (SPHINX?)
  • Last Recorded Collection: C.N.R. storerooms at Banditaccia necropolis
  • Height: 14.5
  • Width: 16.8
  • MPD: 13.2
  • Distance outer eyes: 9.1
  • Width nose bottom: 3.5
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