1055, Rome, Forum Romanum - Temple of Castor & Pollux

Record number: 1055
Site: ROME
Building or zone: FORUM ROMANUM - TEMPLE OF CASTOR & POLLUX
Roof element: ANTEFIXES, HEADS
Comparanda: COMMON TYPE IN LATIUM 500-475 B.C.: CRISTOFANI 1987B, P. 116, FIG. 30; PENSABENE 1983, PP. 70-71
Remarks: HEAD OF FEMALE WEARING HELMET WITH HORNS (PAINTED BLUE) & ANIMAL EARS (OUTLINES PAINTED BLUE OVER BLACK), SURROUNDED BY FLAT PLAQUE (OUTER SECTION H 7, D 2.1, INNER SECTION H 1.8, D 2.9). ON BACK, SCAR AT TOP FOR RECTANGULAR STRUT
Bibliography: GJERSTAD 1966, P. 466, NO. 11, FIG. 135.2,3; IACOPI 1974, P. 44; LA GRANDE ROMA 1990, P. 63 3.4.2, PL. IV
Publication record: Early Rome IV.1: Synthesis of archaeological evidence. Author: Gjerstad, E.. Place of publication: Lund. Publication Date: 1966
L'Antiquarium forense. Author: Iacopi, I.. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1974
La grande Roma dei Tarquini. Author: Cristofani, M. (ed.). Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1990
Associated elements: SILEN HEAD ANTEFIX 1916
Type of decoration: JUNO SOSPITA HEAD
Last Recorded Collection: Antiquarium forense
Mouldmade: YES
Height: 18.6
Width: 18.6
MPD: 4.5
Clay: 10YR 7/3
Paint: WHITE GROUND, RED 7.5R 4/6, BLUE 5B 7/1
Height strut: 8
Width strut: 3.5

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