1625, Pyrgi, Temple A

Record number: 1625
Site: Pyrgi
Building or zone: Temple A
Position: Eaves
Roof element: Antefixes, heads
Remarks: Large antefix with Silen head in relief, surrounded by wide concave floral shell frame with alternating relief palmettes & lotuses connected by volutes, above flat base painted with box meander. Straight rectangular strut projecting from back of shell & with hole in top for meniskos
Bibliography: Proietti 1980, p. 149, fig. 186
Publication record: Il Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Type of decoration: Silen head in floral shell frame/painted box meander
Current Collection: Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia: 40565
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 50
Width: 47
MPD: 29
Paint: Black ground for floral relief, centers of alternate palmette leaves, hair & beard, upper band & boxes on meander; red centers of alternate palmette leaves, bottom band & boxes of meander
Height head: 26.9
Height face: 22.7
Distance outer eyes: 9.8
Width nose bottom: 3.3
Width mouth: 4.3
Height palmette: 13
Width palmette: 18
Height lotus: 8.5
Width lotus: 13
Type shell: Floral
Width shell: 16-18
Height antefix base: 6
Width antefix base: 27
Depth antefix base: 5
Height strut: 27.5
Width strut: 3.2
Depth strut: 5
Inner H cover tile: 10.3
Outer H cover tile: 12.3
Inner W cover tile: 16.2
Outer W cover tile: 20

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