1831, Campania

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Record number: 1831
Site: CAMPANIA
Position: EAVES
Roof element: ANTEFIXES, HEADS
Comparanda: = TC 7897 BUT SMALLER, WITH RIDGE OF CHITON TOP, DIFFERENT FACE MOULD & PENDENT LOTUS OF 3 SEPARATE PETALS. KOCH 1912, PP. 56-57, P.138-166: ROME CONSERVATORI 13, FLORENCE 72998, COPENHAGEN NCG HIN 53 (H. 191) & HIN 54 (H, 190), COPENHAGEN NM 32, CAIRO 26666
Remarks: ANTEFIX PLAQUE WITH FEMALE HEAD WEARING DIADEM, WITH 2 LONG BEADED STRANDS OF HAIR AT EITHER SIDE OF NECK & CHEST, FLANKED BY LOTUS LEAVES/FLAT FASCIA ENDING IN PENDENT LOTUS, BELOW UPPER FRAME OF 7 CONVEX STRIGILS. TALL RECESSED BASE. BURNED, LITTLE PAINT PRESERVED
Bibliography: AJA 27 (1923) 14, FIG. 16; KOCH 1912, PP. 56-56, TYPE II; DIE WELT DER ETRUSKER 1988, PP. 234-235, C 2.15
Publication record: Dachterrakotten aus Campanien. Author: Koch, H.. Place of publication: Berlin. Publication Date: 1912
Die Welt der Etrusker: archäologische Denkmäler aus Museen der sozialistischen Länder. Author: Kunze, M., & V. Kästner (eds.). Place of publication: Berlin. Publication Date: 1988
Type of decoration: STRIGIL SHELL/FEMALE HEAD IN RELIEF/LOTUS PETALS/PENDENT LOTUS
Last Recorded Collection: Antikensammlung
Mouldmade: YES
Height: 38.3
Width: 33
MPD: CA 8.8
Clay: 7.5YR 7/6
Paint: CREAM SURFACE, BLACK HAIR, REDDISH SPOTS
Condition: COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR BOTTOM CORNERS
Height strigil: 8
Width strigil: 5.2
Convex strigil: YES
Height head: 10.3
Height face: 8.3
Distance outer eyes: 5.1?
Width nose bottom: 2.2
Width mouth: 2.6
Type shell: STRIGIL
Width shell: 8
Height strigil: 8
Width strigil: 5.2
Convex: YES
Width fascia: 1.9
Torus or flat: TORUS
Height antefix base: 6.4
Width antefix base: 17.6
Depth antefix base: 2.7
Inner H cover tile: 12
Outer H cover tile: 15

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