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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Fabric Category Terracotta
Object Type Architectural::Akroterion
Decorative Technique Painted
Year Excavated 1978
Fragment Noted true
Object Type (notes) Terracotta Statue Fragment (eyeball)
Size Max. Pres. Length 0.036 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.028 m, Average Pres. Thickness 0.029 m
Condition Complete. Broken irregularly on all sides.
Description Fragment preserves entire eyeball of statue, almond-shaped. Traces of red paint preserved along one edge.
Fabric Description Murlo terracotta
Has note
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Object Master Grid
EW (x) NS (y) Depth (z) Elev. (z)
156.208 -39.883
155.893 -40.832
Local Grid (X) 32.0
Local Grid (Y)
  • E
  • F
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Catalog ID Note 1978021
Conservation Treatment Notes removed old adhesive w/ acetone; consolidated break edges w/ 5% B-72 in acetone; readhered with HMG cellulose; nitrate; filled with glass mIcroballoons in B-72 in acetone; inpainted w/ acrylic paints
Conservation Action
Conservation Material
Conservation Treatment Date 2008-07-29
Conservation Treatment Year 2008
Conservation People student Kevin Wohlgemuth
Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 19780021 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 21/1978, ID:82". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/4b1a8a5d-c271-4128-18f3-f970425500ec> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_19780021

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