5619, Orvieto, Belvedere

Record number: 5619
Site: Orvieto
Building or zone: Belvedere
Roof element: Antefixes, heads
Comparanda: Larger than Andrén 1940, no. II:32 and different in details
Remarks: Silen head antefix with lion's skin. H lion's paws 3.7. Cover tile with strut. Shell decorated with palmette of 7 leaves, circumscribed by concave band ending in volute, W 12.1, H 7. Double scrolls below palmette and connecting separate palmettes. W 10.9, H 4.6.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 180, no. II:33, Pl. 68:223; La civiltà degli Etruschi 1985, p. 377, 16.1.30
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940
La civiltà degli Etruschi. Author: Cristofani, M.. Place of publication: Milano. Publication Date: 1985
Type of decoration: Silen head with lion skin
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Civico
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 29/ 35.6R
Width: 27.5/ 36.5R
Condition: Shell now restored.
Height head: 18.7
Height face: 15.4
Distance outer eyes: 7
Width nose bottom: 2.6
Width mouth: 2.4
Type shell: Floral
Width shell: 9.9
Width antefix base: 17.6R

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