Building or zone: Urban area to south of the Romanelli Gate
Roof element: Columen/mutulus plaque?
Comparanda: 2742, Satricum Typhon antefix, Ny Carlsberg HIN 874-877, 878-880; Pyrgi hydra
Remarks: Finial of a snake's head. Scar from beard. Solid, handmade. Simpler modelling than 2742, smaller scale. Finished on both sides. Neck pinched and lumpy but painted.
Bibliography: Romanelli 1948, p. 237, no. 2; Cataldi 1993, p. 218, no. 49, fig. 47
Publication record: Tarquinia. Scavi e ricerche nell'area della città . Author: Romanelli, P.. Journal and volume number: NSc. Publication Date: 1948. Pages: 193-270 Terrecotte arcaiche e tardo-arcaiche da Tarquinia. Author: Cataldi, M.. Journal and volume number: Deliciae Fictiles. Place of publication: Stockholm. Publication Date: 1993. Pages: 207-220
Type of decoration: Bearded snake head
Last Recorded Collection: Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Mouldmade: no
Height: 7.4
Width: 8.3
MPD: 4.2
Clay: 10YR 7/3
Paint: Red surface 5R 4/6.
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