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Fabric Category Terracotta
Object Type Architectural::Antefix
Year Excavated 2015
Motif
Decorative Technique
Object Type (notes) Gorgon Antefix Fragment
Size Max. pres. width: 0.079 m, max. pres. thickness: 0.043 m, max. pres. length: 0.094 m, max. pres. width of hair: 0.021 m, max. pres. height of hair: 0.043 m, max. pres. width of mouth: 0.032 m, max. pres. height of mouth: 0.025 m
Condition Surfaces are worn, pitted, and encrusted. Large inclusions are visible throughout the piece. All edges appear to be unfinished and to be ancient breaks.
Fabric Description Terracotta
Munsell Color 5Y 7/2 light gray, 7.5 YR 7/8 reddish yellow
Description Fragment of a gorgon antefix that preserves a portion of the proper right side of the antefix and a small portion of the corner of the mouth, along with a small portion of the tongue. Portions of two locks of the hair are preserved on the right side. There is a diagonal incision above the mouth indicating the bottom of the right eye. The back of the fragment is ridged and scored for attachment.
Legacy Database Artifact ID 20150019
Year Cataloged 2015
Page 101
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Object Master Grid
EW (x) NS (y) Depth (z) Elev. (z)
94.0 -54.5 24.40
95.0 -56.0
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Catalog ID Note 20150019
Conservation Treatment Notes removed soil w/ cocktail stick; drybrushed; removed soil w/ dental pick
Conservation Action cleaned
Conservation Material No Value (--)
Conservation Treatment Date 2015-07-07
Conservation Treatment Year 2015
Conservation People student
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Depicts
Vocabulary: CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM)
Gorgons info
Vocabulary: MANTO
Open Context References: Gorgons hub
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
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Creator
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Anthony Tuck info
Vocabulary: Murlo
Suggested Citation

Cara L. Polsini. (2017) "PC 20150019 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 62/2015, ID:697/Locus 16". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2017-10-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/77abe8c3-a6ce-4946-94af-e47ced0fe626> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_20150019

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