Comparanda: REPLICAS FROM SATRICUM: ROME VG 10201,10206; CAPUA: KOCH 1912, P173-198; SANTA MARIA A CAPUA VETERE, MUNICIPIO; BERLIN, ANTIQUARIUM TC 7159; LONDON, BRITISH MUSEUM B593, B594. FROM UNKNOWN PROVENIENCE: ROME, MUSEO ARTISTICO INDUSTRIALE; PARIS, LOUVRE, CAMPANA 5950, 5147 (445), S1094; CAIRO, MUSEE EGYPTIAN, CAT. GEN. 26668
Remarks: FEMALE HEAD ANTEFIX WITH SHELL FRAME. CRISP MOULDING. BASE HAS TWO RECESSED NARROW FASCIAE.
Bibliography: WALTERS 1903, P. 170, B604; KOCH 1912, PP. 41-43 TYPE IV, CAPUA PL. VIII.1, ABB. 56,1
Publication record: Catalog of terracottas in the British Museum. Author: Walters, H.B.. Place of publication: London. Publication Date: 1903 Dachterrakotten aus Campanien. Author: Koch, H.. Place of publication: Berlin. Publication Date: 1912
Type of decoration: FEMALE HEAD
Last Recorded Collection: British Museum
Mouldmade: YES
Height: 29.5
Width: 30.6
Paint: BRICK RED INNER OUTLINE OF STRIGILS, DIAGONAL BAND ON TORUS (ALTERNATING WITH CREAM, BROWN, CREAM, RED, CREAM, BLACK), HAIR, NECK, LIPS, CHITON EDGED WITH TRIANGLES. TOP FASCIA SOLID RECTANGLES RED/ WHITE/ BLACK/ WHITE/ BLACK/ WHITE/ BLACK/ WHITE/ BROWN. LOWER FASCIA RED/ WHITE/ RED/ WHITE/ RED/ WHITE/ RED.