Remarks: Preserves bearded/moustached male head from mid-nose down to bottom edge, part of volute & 2 concave tongues of shell frame (1 brown-red, 1 black) to right, recessed bottom border with painted band of red triangles, overlapped by beard. Double moustache with shorter horizontal brown strand behind longer white strands that curved downward. On back raised ridge from cover tile.
Bibliography: Christiansen & Winter 2010, p. 76, no. 30
Publication record: Etruria I. Architectural terracottas and painted wall plaques, pinakes c. 625-200 BC.Catalogue, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Author: Christiansen, J. & N.A. Winter. Place of publication: Copenhagen. Publication Date: 2010 The Caprifico roof in its wider context. Author: Winter, N.A.. Journal and volume number: Il tempio arcaico di Caprifico di Torrecchia. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 2010. Pages: 113-122
Type of decoration: Acheloos? with concave tongue shell frame
Last Recorded Collection: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 14.5
Width: 20.5
MPD: 12.2
Clay: 5YR 6/6
Paint: Dark brown-red skin 2.5YR 4/4-3/4, light brown 5YR 6/4, black
Condition: Center & lower right part of plaque
Width strigil: 3.5
Concave strigil: yes
Type shell: Strigil
Width strigil: 3.5
Concave: yes
Torus or flat: torus
Height antefix base: 2.5
Inner H cover tile: 11
Outer H cover tile: 13
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