project banner image
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Fabric Category Terracotta
Object Type Architectural::Antefix
Year Excavated
  • 2012
  • 2012
Motif
Decorative Technique Relief
Object Type (notes) Gorgon Hair Fragment
Size Max. Pres. Height 0.049 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.053 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.022 m
Condition Restored from three fragments; surfaces are heavily pitted, worn, and encrusted. Numerous inclusions are visible throughout the fabric. Fresh breaks are due to damage from modern tools used in excavation.
Fabric Description Terracotta
Munsell Color 10YR 5/2 grayish brown, 5YR 6/8 reddish yellow
Description Gorgon antefix fragment preserves the bottom of the hair on the proper left side of the face with three sections and the finished bottom edge. The fragment begins to thin to the proper right of the hair as it approaches the rest of the face. On the back side near the outer edge of the hair is a big, worn gash.
Legacy Database Artifact ID 20120143
Year Cataloged 2012
Page 91
Photo 20120143 Back
Photo 20120143 Front
Photo 20120143 Profile
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Object Master Grid
EW (x) NS (y) Depth (z) Elev. (z)
47.75 -55.1 25.27
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Catalog ID Note 20120143
Conservation Treatment Notes removed soil w/ cocktal stick; drybrushed; consolidated break edges w/ 5% Acryloid B-72 in acetone; adhered w/ 50% Acryloid B-72 in acetone; removed excess adhesive & consolidant w/ scalpel, acetone swabs
Conservation Action
Conservation Material
Conservation Treatment Date 2012-07-15
Conservation Treatment Year 2012
Conservation People Emily Frank, Steven Miller
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Depicts
Vocabulary: CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM)
Gorgons info
Vocabulary: MANTO
Open Context References: Gorgons hub
Contributor
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Theresa Huntsman info
Vocabulary: Murlo
Subject
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Coverage
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Iron age info
Vocabulary: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Open Context References: Iron age hub
Temporal Coverage
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Creator
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Anthony Tuck info
Vocabulary: Murlo
Suggested Citation

Theresa Huntsman. (2017) "PC 20120143 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Civitate B/Civitate B 55/2012, ID:649/Locus 6". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2017-10-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/aa7d379f-5328-4d5e-b87c-c6c85f31b05a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_20120143

Editorial Status
●●●○○
Part of Project
Copyright License

To the extent to which copyright applies, this content carries the above license. Follow the link to understand specific permissions and requirements.

Required Attribution: Citation and reference of URIs (hyperlinks)