[The Temple of Castor and Pollux (Rome, Italy), Trench S: Terracotta, JJ-114]

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JJ-114. CS 1.5 (CS 85-67), trench S US1. Architectural terracotta, later archaic revetment plaque. Fragment of antefix. Fragment of the left side of a head of a maenad or of Dionysos carrying an ivy wreath with a bunch of grapes. H. 13.0, gr. w. 6,2, gr. th. 4.1 Clay coarse with small black inclusions, light brown – orange (7.5YR 6/6 – 2.5YR 6/6). Traces of a light yellow paint with dark mauve colouring in crevisces of ivy and grape wreath. 3rd-2nd century BC.

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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.p

The inventory number refers to the number given in the archive

The Danish Academy in Rome (sht)
Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum (Rome, Italy) (subject)
Temple of the Dioscuri in the Roman Forum (Rome, Italy) (subject)
Trench S (uncontrolled)
Finds (uncontrolled)

[between 1982 and 1994]

Terracotta
Excavations (Archaeology)

Trench S
Finds

Roman Forum (Rome, Italy)

Publication restricted

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The Danish Academy in Rome

The Archaeological Archive

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