Comparanda: BERLIN TC 6681.3 (2); PARIS CP 5164; PHILADELPHIA MS 1814
Remarks: ANTEFIX PLAQUE WITH FEMALE HEAD IN RELIEF, WEARING TALL DIADEM (H 4) ABOVE WIDE BAND OF FINGER-WAVES FRAMING TALL FOREHEAD. EYES MOULDED AS RAISED FLATTISH OVALS. COMPACT MOUTH WITH FULL LOWER LIP. LARGE DISK EARRINGS (DIAM 3.6). HAIR BELOW EARS FALLING IN 2 STRANDS OF RIBBON LOCKS. COVER TILE ATTACHED AT MID-HEIGHT OF PLAQUE, WITH UPPER BACK OF PLAQUE CONCAVE. STRUT/RIDGE BETWEEN COVER TILE & TOP OF DIADEM, WITH TRACES OF RED
Bibliography: ANDRÉN 1940, P. 33, NO. II:11B; DIE WELT DER ETRUSKER 1988, P. 173, B 6.1.23; WINTER 2009A, PP. 438-439, 6.C.4.C, FIG. 6.18
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 Die Welt der Etrusker: archäologische Denkmäler aus Museen der sozialistischen Länder. Author: Kunze, M., & V. Kästner (eds.). Place of publication: Berlin. Publication Date: 1988 Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.. Author: Winter, N.A.. Journal and volume number: MAAR Suppl. 9. Place of publication: Ann Arbor. Publication Date: 2009
Type of decoration: FEMALE HEAD IN RELIEF, WEARING TALL DIADEM & DISK EARRINGS
Last Recorded Collection: Antikensammlung
Mouldmade: YES
Height: 25.5
Width: 16.1
MPD: 17.8
Clay: 5YR 6/6
Paint: CREAM SKIN 10YR 8/3. RED 7.5R 4/8. BLACK HAIR, EYES. ON DIADEM, BLACK OUTLINED TONGUES WITH WHITE CENTRAL VERTICAL BAND ON BROWN GROUND, ABOVE RED LINE; BELOW, ROW OF BLACK CIRCLES WITH WHITE CENTRAL DOT, ABOVE BLACK LINE/RED LINE
Condition: RESTORED FROM 2 FRAGMENTS, POSSIBLY ORIGINALLY BELONGING
