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Chronology Securely Orientalizing
Fabric Category Terracotta
Object Type Architectural::Akroterion
Year Excavated 1971
Fragment Noted true
Object Type (notes) Cut-Out Akroterion Fragment *
Size Max. Pres. Length 0.065 m, Pres. Width 0.020-0.029 m on one side, Pres. Width of opposite side 0.016-0.026 m, Pres. Thickness 0.025-0.027 m
Condition Broken across both ends, surface encrusted.
Description Fragment probably of a "cut-out" akroterion preserving section of thin curved member; two flat smooth sides; two flat, smooth curving edges; at one broken end the inner edge turns out in a sharp curve suggesting the attachment to another member.
Fabric Description Murlo terracotta, fired orange-brown on surface.
Has note
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Object Master Grid
EW (x) NS (y) Depth (z) Elev. (z)
131.108 -19.189
129.864 -19.86
Local Grid (X)
  • 5.0
  • 6.0
Local Grid (Y)
  • D
  • E
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Conserved in Group

Objects conserved together:

Catalog ID Note 19700391 19710792
Conservation Treatment Notes removed old adhesive w/ scalpel; consolidated crack w/ 5% Acryloid B-72 in acetone applied w/ micropipette; consolidated break edges w/ 5% Acryloid B-72 in acetone; readhered w/ 50% Acryloid B-72 in acetone
Conservation Action
Conservation Material
Conservation Treatment Date 2014-07-11
Conservation Treatment Year 2014
Conservation People Elizabeth Frost, student
Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 19710792 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro Rectangle/Tesoro Rectangle 13/1971, ID:295". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/40693c26-a288-4785-5f83-30c01d1c7f43> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_19710792

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