1292, Rome, Forum Romanum - Lacus Iuturnae

Record number: 1292
Site: Rome
Building or zone: Forum Romanum - Lacus Iuturnae
Position: Pediment slopes
Roof element: Raking simas
Comparanda: Phillips 1989a, p. 287: Antiquarium forense 1143, Antiquarium palatino 34345 & one with no inv. no.
Remarks: Fragment of vertical plaque of raking sima with painted hook meander. On back, part of white rectangle on dark ground: part of a checkerboard pattern. Fragment thickens near bottom (D top 3.8, bottom 5). Along bottom break, finished edge of hole from torus moulding.
Bibliography: Phillips 1989a, p. 284, Group IIB, no. 2, fig. 6, pl. III.1; pp. 300-301, associated with Temple of Castor & Pollux 484 B.C.
Publication record: The architectural terracottas
Associated elements: 39710, 39712-39715
Type of decoration: Painted hook meander/checkerboard
Current Collection: Antiquarium forense: 39711 SAR 4669
Mouldmade: no
Height: 8.9
Width: 16.6
MPD: 5
Clay: 7.5YR 6/4
Paint: White slip 10YR 8/2, red-brown 10R 4/4, dark brown 2.5YR 3/2 & 5YR 3/2
Condition: Broken on all sides
Thickness plaque: 3.8-5
Painted decoration only: yes

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