5816, Caere(?)
- Record number: 5816
- Site: Caere(?)
- Roof element: Revetment plaques, floral
- Comparanda: Berlin, Antiquarium TC 6681.16; Philadelphia MS 1806 (Andrén 1940 Pl. 19:62)
- Remarks: Floral revetment plaque. Flat fascia with red stripe across top with strigil tops projecting. Convex strigils with flat recessed band, W 2.5, between strigils. 2 nail holes, Diam 1.2. Thick roll with oblique painted bands. Diagonal bands on roll separated by ridge. Basic floral frieze design similar to S 1520 but smaller scale and bottom arcs and pendent buds. Above, half-lotus/ palmette with 11 leaves/ lotus/ palmette with 11 leaves/ half-lotus. Below, half pendent palmette/ pendent lotus/ pendent palmette/ pendent lotus/ half pendent palmette. All proveniences are unsubstantiated in Louvre, except for recent attributions to Tuscania.
- Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 59, no. IV:10
- Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
- Type of decoration: Flat fascia/ strigils/ roll/ floral
- Current Collection: Musée du Louvre: S 1510
- Mouldmade: yes
- Height: 62.4
- Width: 47.3
- Clay: Light brown
- Paint: Red stripe across top of flat fascia. Strigils alternating red and black with cream interstices. Diagonal bands on roll black, cream, red, cream. Cream slip. Brick red 10R 4/6: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th strigil, central diagonal band, ground above lotus and behind horizontal spirals, lotus heart. Blue on palmette heart, hanging buds calyx, lotus calyx 5 BG 5/1. Brown ground behind palmette.
- Condition: Completely preserved example except for chip from left hanging bud and left top edge.
- Height top fascia: 1.9
- Depth top fascia: 6
- Height strigil: 10.2
- Width strigil: 3.6
- Convex strigil: yes
- Height main field: 48.3
- Decoration main field: floral
- Thickness plaque: 2.2
- Height strigil: 10.2
- Width strigil: 3.6
- Convex: yes
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