6533, Veii, Portonaccio sanctuary

Record number: 6533
Site: Veii
Building or zone: Portonaccio sanctuary
Roof element: Revetment plaques, floral
Comparanda: Caere painted revetment plaques from Vigna Parrocchiale 520-510 B.C.
Remarks: Revetment plaque with concave tongues/relief floral frieze. Part of 3.5 concave tongues. Deep relief. D flat band 1.9. 10-leaf palmettes. H volute 9, W 10.7. Diam nail hole 0.5. Stefani's reconstruction drawing shows 1 too few palmette leaves.
Bibliography: Santangelo 1952, pp. 156-157, figs. 32-33; Stefani 1953, pp. 54-55, fig. 30a; Winter 2009a, p. 500, 7.D.3, Ill. 7.4
Publication record: Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
Veio. Santuario "di Apollo". Scavi fra il 1944 e il 1949
Veio. Tempio detto dell'Apollo. Esplorazione e sistemazione del santuario
Type of decoration: Concave tongues/relief floral
Current Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 29.3
Condition: Preserves part of left corner.
Width strigil: 2.8
Concave strigil: yes
Height main field: 22.4
Thickness plaque: 1.7
Thickness including relief: 2.9
Height palmette: 15
Width palmette: 13.6
Width strigil: 2.8
Concave: yes

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