Building or zone: Temple of Mater Matuta - Etrusco-Ionian roof
Roof element: Revetment plaques,figural
Comparanda: Caere
Remarks: Fragments preserve part of deeply projecting torus/flat band/cavetto with painted tongue pattern & nail hole/roll/relief figured frieze with right-hand pair of riders moving to left, near rider probably turning back and shooting bow (upper part preserved on plaque), with upper part of bow & horse tail of second pair of riders in front, to left. Near horse head turned to 3/4 towards viewer, painted black. Background painted black. H near horse, from top of head to leg 16.5. Nail hole (Diam 0.8)
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, pp. cxxxiii-cxli, 457, No. I:1c, Pl. 137:485; Cristofani 1981b, pp. 189f.; Niew licht 1985, no. 62; Knoop 1987, pp. 237-239, no. 174, fig. 9, pls. 73-74 (10033/SN255); Winter 2009a, pp. 448-449, 6.D.1.b, Ill. 6.12.2
Publication record: Antefixa Satricana. Sixth-century architectural terracottas from the sanctuary of Mater Matuta at Satricum. Author: Knoop, R.R.. Place of publication: Assen. Publication Date: 1987 Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940 Niew licht op een oude stad: Italiaanse en Nederlandse opgravingen in Satricum. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1985 Riflessioni sulla decorazione architettonica di prima fase in Etruria e a Roma. Author: Cristofani, M.. Journal and volume number: Gli Etrusche e Roma. Atti dell'incontro. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 1981. Pages: 189-198 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
