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Fabric Category Terracotta
Object Type Architectural::Cover Tile
Decorative Technique Incised
Object Type (notes) Cover Tile with Siglum
Size Max. pres. height: 0.076m; max. pres. width: 0.170m; max. pres. thickness: 0.020m; max. pres. length of siglum: 0.094m; max. pres. width of siglum: 0.071m; max. pres. thickness of siglum incisions: 0.016m
Condition Surfaces are pitted, worn, and encrusted. Large inclusions are visible throughout. The piece is comprised of two fragments joined during conservation.
Fabric Description Terracotta
Munsell Color 7.5 YR 7/6 yellow
Description Cover tile preserves a finished end and a siglum of two parallel incised lines on the convex side (see size field for measurements). There is a small, pitted hole near the siglum. There is a similar pitted hole in roughly the same area on the opposite side.
Legacy Database Artifact ID 20155079
Year Excavated 2015
Year Cataloged 2015
Page 139
Depth Notes aSL
Grid Notes Vescovado di Murlo trenches
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Catalog ID Note null
Conservation Treatment Notes removed soil w/ cocktail stick; drybrushed; cleaned break edges w/ scalpel & consolidated w/ 5% Acryloid B-72 in acetone; adhered w/ 50% Acryloid B-48 in acetone; swabbed w/ acetone to remove excess adhesive
Conservation Action
Conservation Material
Conservation Treatment Date 2015-08-01
Conservation Treatment Year 2015
Conservation People student, Steven Miller
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Contributor
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Cara L. Polsini 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
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Creator
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Anthony Tuck info
Vocabulary: Murlo
Suggested Citation

Cara L. Polsini. (2017) "VdM20155079 from Europe/Italy/Vescovado di Murlo/Upper Vescovado/Vescovado 8/2015, ID:695/Locus 9". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2017-10-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/3c3fc34f-ac57-4f75-911b-0a1aaa706168> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k25m6hx99

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