4353, Falerii Veteres/Civita Castellana, Sassi Caduti

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Record number: 4353
Site: Falerii Veteres/Civita Castellana
Building or zone: Sassi Caduti
Position: Pediment left slope
Roof element: Raking simas
Remarks: Raking sima decorated with convex strigils/meander/torus. On top holes for metal cramps for cresting, 3 pairs/sima pieces. Overlap 4. W tile 49. D strigils at top 7.5, bottom 3.4. D torus/roll 3.9. Fascia with painted meander with incised guidelines, H 9.3, D 2.8. Solid torus with painted zigzag with incised guidelines. Soffit undecorated. Flange added to back of plaque on left side, cut back from upright plaque and tile backer, therefore from left side of slope. W flange 3.5 at top of meander, widening below but broken. Th on tile 1.8/tile 2.4. Channel on top for cresting not continuous; pegged in probably at 2 points.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 112-113, no. I:10, Pl. 39:130 & E.1; Helbig4 III, p. 710-711, no. 2801; Moretti 1970, fig. 161; Ö. Wikander 1994, p. 51, no. 15
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
Führer durch die öffentlichen Sammlungen klassischer Altertümer in Rome, Bd. 1-4. 4., völlig neu bearb. Aufl. Hrsg. Von H. Speier
The Archaic Etruscan sima
Associated elements: 12429 in Villa Giulia
Type of decoration: Strigils/meander/torus
Current Collection: Museo Archeologico di Agro Falisco: 12428
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 36
Width: 53.5
MPD: 31.4
Paint: Top fascia painted black.
Height top fascia: 2.5
Depth top fascia: 4.5
Height strigil: 13
Width strigil: 3.5
Convex strigil: yes
Th. tile backer: 4.2
Height strigil: 13
Width strigil: 3.5
Convex: yes
Depth flange: 1.7
Thickness tile backer: 4.2

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