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549, Caere, Vigna Parrocchiale

  • Record number: 549
  • Site: Caere
  • Building or zone: Vigna Parrocchiale
  • Position: Eaves
  • Roof element: Antefixes, heads
  • Comparanda: 84.62, 84.64, 83.50B, 83.113, 83.114-1, 83.114-2, 83.111; AndrĂ©n 1940, pp. 22-23, No. I:4e
  • Remarks: Preserves all of antefix with chips from top of head & completely worn face. Full round face with deep black finger waves over forehead, two round strands of hair below ears. disk earrings, painted red. Antefix plaque overhangscover tilebacker by 5.7 cm
  • Bibliography: Cristofani 1992a, p. 44, fig. 86, Type II, B 31.1; Winter 2009a, p. 433, 6.C.3.c
  • Publication record: Caere 3.1. Lo scarico arcaico della Vigna Parrocchiale
    Symbols of Wealth and Power: Architectural Terracotta Decoration in Etruria and Central Italy, 640-510 B.C.
  • Associated elements: Painted floral revetment plaques B40-41 (83.51-1 etc.) & raking sima Type I B 15
  • Type of decoration: Female head
  • Current Collection: C.N.R. storerooms at Banditaccia necropolis: 83.50A
  • Mouldmade: yes
  • Height: 17.5
  • Width: 15
  • MPD: 9.9
  • Clay: 5YR 5/8
  • Height face: 12.6
  • Width nose bottom: 3.6
  • Width mouth: 3
  • Outer H cover tile: 11
  • Outer W cover tile: 15.8
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