650 BC onwards larger houses were erected on foundations of stone blocks. Parts of the roof construction were ornamented with colourful elements of terracotta. Friezes of horsemen, warriors and banquets or ornamental tiles with the masks of gods or monsters were placed in the pediments and along the sides. On the corners and ridge of the roof were sculptures. Painted plaques formed continuous friezes on the walls of colonnades and interiors of buildings.
Architectural components of terracotta are easily broken, but fragments survive and can be seen in the Glyptotek´s collection.