Architectural Frieze Fragment

Title: Architectural Frieze Fragment
Inventory Number: A0187
Date Acquired: 1909
Source: Magoffin
Provenance: Italy
From Date: -199
To Date: -1
Description: Fairly thin plaque, thickening from pres r edge to center w relief bald & bearded corpulent Silen facing l holding in front of himself w both hands circular basket of globular fruit, ?exaggerated grapes, & wearing cloak tied around shoulders & falling down back. Hair, cloak folds & reeds of basket articulated; rows of short parallel incisions on r leg possibly accidental. Back mostly flat but w rough groove parallel w finished edge.
State of Preservation: Irregular pentagon w edge behind figure original, other broken, Figure broken off just above ankles, slightly higher on cloak behind. Some large patches of surface chipped off figure, pres edge considerably chipped.
Height: 16.5 cm
Width: 10.54 cm
Color: Clay body 5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow); surface 5YR 7/6 (pink).
Notes: Slide Coll
Type: wall decoration
Material: fired clay