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Fabric Category Bronze
Object Type Costume, Accessories::Fibula
Vessel Form Plate
Fragment Noted true
Object Type (notes) Bronze Fibula Fragments, Catchplate
Size Largest Fragment: Max. Pres. Length 0.016 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.004 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.001 m
Condition The preserved portions of the fibula consist of eight non-joining fragments. The fragments appear to be broken on all sides. The surface is heavily corroded and oxidized.
Description Bronze fibula catchplate fragments. The edges curve upward along the length of the largest preserved fragment. The surfaces of several associated fragments do not preserve this curvature but are probably distorted by break or wear.
Fabric Description Bronze
Munsell Color Mottled - GLEY 5G 6/2 pale green, GLEY 5B 4/1 dark bluish green
Has note
Photo 20020028 Back
Photo 20020028 Bottom
Photo 20020028 Front
Photo 20020028 Profile
Photo 20020028 Top
20020028BOTTOM.jpg
20020028Back.jpg
20020028Front.jpg
20020028.JPG
20020028PROFILE.jpg
20020028TOP.jpg
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Object Master Grid
EW (x) NS (y) Depth (z) Elev. (z)
162.0 -50.5 27.16
162.5 -51.0
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Catalog ID Note 20020028
Conservation Treatment Notes cleaned mechanically & w/ tap water; treated w/ corrosion inhibitor (BTA in alcohol) & lacquered w/ Acryloid B-48 in acetone w/ fumed silica [BTA treatments are mentioned in the 2002 catalog conservation entry but no details are given; the foregoing Treatment Note is based on what is believed to be the standard BTA treatment employed at this time]
Conservation Action
Conservation Material
Conservation Treatment Date 2002-07-24
Conservation Treatment Year 2002
Conservation People Karen Abend, Susanna Pancaldo
Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 20020028 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 21/2002, ID:488". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/006a656e-7491-49d7-beb9-2b099ab79812> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2474br56

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