1063, Rome, Forum Romanum - Regia I

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Record number: 1063
Site: Rome
Building or zone: Forum Romanum - Regia I
Position: Ridge
Roof element: Tiles, ridge
Comparanda: For similar fabric: ridge tile R64.337, ridge cover tile R64.339
Remarks: Large low, semicylindrical tile with raised edges at both ends, no openings for cover tiles on the sides. Tile tapers in size at one end (H opening 7.5/8.2, W 23/22.2), to fit under lip of next tile. Rough red clay normally characteristic of earliest tiles at Cerveteri & Satricum (7th century): reused on third-phase building.
Bibliography: Case e palazzi d'Etruria 1985, p. 190, no. 10, fig. 7:10; La grande Roma 1990, p. 59, 3.2.2; Downey 1993, pp. 242-243, figs. 17 & 19; Downey 1995, pp. 84-85, No. 31, figs. 44, 45, 48; Winter 2009a, pp. 44-45, 1.H.2, fig. 1.5, Ill. 1.7.3
Publication record: Archaic architectural terracottas from the Regia
Architectural terracottas from the Regia
Case e palazzi d'Etruria
La grande Roma dei Tarquini
Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
Associated elements: From Section 4, level 2: raking sima R64.146, revetment plaque R64.149, disc acroteria R64.148 & R64.147, cover tile R64.360
Current Collection: Antiquarium forense: R64.170
Mouldmade: no
Height: 11
Width: 45.5
MPD: 27.3/26
Clay: 2.5YR 5/6
Condition: Full dimensions restored from several fragments; missing sections on both sides
Thickness tile: 1.4-1.9
Inner H raised side edge: 1.5/1
Outer H raised side edge: 3.5/3.2
Width raised side edge: 1.9/1.6
Height ridge tile: 11
Width ridge tile: 45.5

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