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4852

  • Record number: 4852
  • Roof element: Antefixes, heads
  • 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
    Dachterrakotten aus Campanien
  • Type of decoration: Female head
  • Current Collection: British Museum: GR1856.12-26.544 (B604)
  • 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.
  • Height face: 8.7
  • Distance outer eyes: 5.2
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