1182, Caere

Record number: 1182
Site: Caere
Roof element: Appliqué
Comparanda: Cerveteri 16396
Remarks: Small Gorgoneion in relief with flat back, with 2 nail holes (Diam 0.4) obliquely through back, below each ear.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, pp. 35-36, No. II:15, Pl. 10:36
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
Type of decoration: Gorgoneion
Current Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia: 25170
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 11
Width: 11.7
MPD: 5.3
Clay: 7.5YR 7/6
Paint: Cream slip on face 10YR 8/3, purple-red 7.5R 4/6 on wavy hair across forehead, stripe on tp of head near back edge, 2 hair strands below right ear, retina, upper lip, tongue; brown 7.5YR 5/4 large disk earrings; black knobs across top of head (overpainted blue 5BG 7/1), inside of ear, eyebrows, lids, pupil & outline of retina
Condition: Irregular scar across top from missing part; broken across bottom
Height face: 7.6
Distance outer eyes: 5.5
Width nose bottom: 1.6
Width mouth: 2.9

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