240, Caere

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Record number: 240
Site: Caere
Position: Eaves
Roof element: Antefixes, heads
Comparanda: Pyrgi
Remarks: Head with diadem, neck & upper chest, flanked by double volutes, inner edges of missing shell, including part of ribbon band. No base. Rectangular ridge (Th 2.7) attached to cover tile top and back of plaque
Bibliography: Poulsen 1966, p. 32; Andrén 1940, p. 50, No. III:9, Pl. 18:55; Christiansen & Winter 2010, pp. 82-83, no. 37
Publication record: Architectural terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples. Author: Andrén, A.. Place of publication: Lund/Leipzig. Publication Date: 1939-1940
Etruria I. Architectural terracottas and painted wall plaques, pinakes c. 625-200 BC.Catalogue, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Author: Christiansen, J. & N.A. Winter. Place of publication: Copenhagen. Publication Date: 2010
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Den Etruskiske Samling. Author: Poulsen, V.. Place of publication: Copenhagen. Publication Date: 1966
The Caprifico roof in its wider context. Author: Winter, N.A.. Journal and volume number: Il tempio arcaico di Caprifico di Torrecchia. Place of publication: Roma. Publication Date: 2010. Pages: 113-122
Type of decoration: Female head in ribbon band shell frame
Last Recorded Collection: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Mouldmade: yes
Height: 23
Width: 21.9
MPD: 32
Clay: Brown
Paint: Red, black, white
Condition: Missing most of shell
Height face: 10.8
Distance outer eyes: 6.8
Type shell: Strigil
Inner H cover tile: 10.1
Outer H cover tile: 12
Inner W cover tile: 13.6
Outer W cover tile: 17.6

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