Building or zone: TEMPLE OF MATER MATUTA I - CAMPANIAN ROOF
Position: PEDIMENT CORNER
Roof element: ACROTERIA, LATERAL
Comparanda: 10237
Remarks: FRAGMENT OF LATERAL ACROTERION OF SPHINX. RIGHT WING TIP, 3 FRAGMENTS. SIMILAR IN SCALE AND SHAPE TO 10237, BUT DIFFERENT PAINT. LARGEST PIECE (MEASUREMENTS GIVEN ABOVE) PRESERVES 4 FEATHERS, W FEATHERS 2.8. WHEREAS 10237 IS FLAT, THIS PIECE CURVES FORWARD AT TIPS.
Type of decoration: SPHINX WING TIP
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Height: 12.5
Width: 13
MPD: 2.2
Clay: 10YR 7/3
Paint: CREAM SLIP FRONT AND BACK 10YR 7/3 (ON BACK 10YR 8/2). RED 10R 4/6. CREAM FEATHERS ALTERNATELY PAINTED WITH BLACK OUTLINE AND RED CENTRAL BAND.
