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Fabric Category Iron
Object Type Tool / Weapon::Unspecified
Fragment Noted false
Year Excavated 1971
Object Type (notes) Possible Iron Handle
Size Max. Pres. Length 0.183 m, Max. Pres. Height 0.053 m, Max. Pres. Width approximately 0.010 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.010 m
Condition Broken on at least one end; extremely corroded.
Description Long, bent piece of iron is possibly the handle for a vessel of a different material: shaft is approximately rectangular in section (or may have more facets), and one end is bent under the shaft and flattened, as if for attachment, while the other is probably broken off; center of the shaft is bent slightly inward.
Fabric Description Iron
Has note
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Object Master Grid
EW (x) NS (y) Depth (z) Elev. (z)
151.131 38.495
Local Grid (X) 6.0
Local Grid (Y) H
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Catalog ID Note
  • 19710045
  • 1971045
Conservation Treatment Notes
  • consolidated flakes w/ 5% Acryloid B-48 in acetone applied by micropipette; removed corrosion w/ scalpel
  • took down old joins w/ acetone & cotton poultices; removed old adhesive w/ acetone swabs; consolidated break edges w/ 5% Acryloid B-72 in acetone; readhered w/ 50% Acryloid B-48 in acetone
Conservation Action
Conservation Material
Conservation Treatment Date
  • 2013-06-28
  • 2002-07-18
Conservation Treatment Year
  • 2013
  • 2002
Conservation People
  • Elizabeth Frost
  • Julia Barton
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Catalog ID Note
  • 19710045
  • 1971045
Conservation Treatment Notes
  • removed corrosion w/ scalpel; brushed w/ acetone; brushed w/ ~3.5% tannic acid in ~98.5:1.5 distilled water:alcohol w/ a trace of phosphoric acid (4 coats)
  • swabbed w/ acetone to remove soil & old adhesive; swabbed w/ tap water & saliva to remove plaster fill residue; re-adhered plaster fill & detached fragments w/ 50% Acryloid B-48 in acetone; filled with dental plaster; sealed fills w/ Acryloid B-72 in acetone; inpainted w/ acrylic paint
Conservation Action
Conservation Material
Conservation Treatment Date
  • 2015-07-22
  • 2004-06-17
Conservation Treatment Year
  • 2015
  • 2004
Conservation People
  • Steven Miller
  • Cathy Collins
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Consists of
Vocabulary: CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM)
Has type
Vocabulary: CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM)
spear-head info
Vocabulary: British Museum Thesaurus
Open Context References: spear-head hub
Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 19710045 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 17/1971, ID:68". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/96d5c996-fc8e-4b17-e64c-f0bf2abdf312> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_19710045

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