4014, Civita Alba

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Record number: 4014
Site: Civita Alba
Position: Pediment
Roof element: Pedimental sculpture
Remarks: Pedimental sculpture, handmade in round, applied to plaques with nail holes. Shows bearded Silen with thick paunch and short, plump legs. Carries large amphora in left arm. Large mantle around waist and left shoulder, many bracelets.
Bibliography: Andrén 1940, p. 300, no. I:5, Pl. 100:358; Sprenger & Bartoloni 1983, fig. 282; Pairault-Massa 1993a, fig. 12; Torelli 1993a, fig. 18
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples
Fictiles fabulae. Rappresentazione e romanizzazione nei cicli figurativi fittili repubblicani
The Etruscans: their history, art, and architecture
Type of decoration: Bearded Silen
Current Collection: Museo Civico
Mouldmade: no
Height: 43
Width: 51

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