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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Chronology Securely Archaic
Fabric Category Terracotta
Object Type Architectural::Frieze Plaque
Year Excavated 1968
Motif
Fragment Noted false
Object Type (notes) Horserace Frieze Plaque
Size Max. Pres. Length 0.548 m, Max. Pres. Height 0.241 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.023 m
Condition Chipped on base edge in center and on far left of plaque. Upper left corner missing. Pieces chipped on edges. Relief very high, details remarkably sharp.
Description Complete length and height of plaque, missing: tip of cape and leg of third rider, and base of tail of third horse; upper part of base of lebes stand. Left quarter of cornice missing. Guilloche at base. Nailhole in cornice, on right end and in center. Nailhole under first and third horse.
Fabric Description Terracotta. Coarse grain with bits of white stone and mica. Fired orange-brown. Surface incrustation.
Has note
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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Object Master Grid
EW (x) NS (y) Depth (z) Elev. (z)
156.738 7.738
157.37 6.473
Local Grid (X)
  • 8.0
  • 9.0
Local Grid (Y)
  • E
  • F
Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 19680121 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 5E/1968, ID:48". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/120bac14-f6f2-4492-f344-8debfd7af513> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_19680121

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