JJ-135. CR 5.1 (CR 85-81). Architectural Terracottas: the Archaic and Post-Archaic Period. Revetment Plaques. Revetment plaque, left side preserved from top to bottom. Plaque bears a tendril and palmette ornamentation, upper edge is straight with rounded crenellations, the lower border is a rectangular profile. H. 15.5, W. 9.2, Th. at relief 3.3. Clay is levigated with red inclusions, in core light brown-reddish (2.5YR 7/6-7/4), surface light brown slip, with grey-yellow tinge (10YR 8/4-7/4). Back smoothed. No colours preserved. The plaque bears rather open palmettes with suspended tendrils between. For similar revetment from Rome, the Palatine: NSc 1967, 315, no. 64b, fig. 42; from Cosa: Cosa 1960, 291-292, fig. 56, pl. 52.3, similar also in size. See also Luni: Frova 1977, 309 (CM.8707), pl. 171.3. Late Republican
Descriptions are published in: Nielsen, I., and Poulsen, B., (eds.), 1992: The Temple of Castor and Pollux I, Roma. Bilde, P. G., and Poulsen, B., (eds.), 2008: The Temple of Castor and Pollux II.1* & II.1**, Roma. Slej, K., and Cullhed, M., (eds.), 2008: The Temple of Castor and Pollux II.2* & II.2**, Roma
