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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Fabric Category Iron
Object Type Fastener::Nail
Fragment Noted false
Year Excavated 2003
Object Type (notes) Iron Nail
Size Max. Pres. Length 0.055 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.007 m
Condition Intact with pitted, oxidized, and worn surfaces.
Description Iron nail with a worn squared shaft that begins to taper to a point approximately 0.008 m from each end is preserved. The nail also bears an oval-shaped nodule 0.005 m max. pres. diameter approximately 0.005 m from one end.
Fabric Description Iron
Munsell Color Mottled - GLEY N 2.5/ black, 5YR 5/6 yellowish red
Has note
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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Object Master Grid
EW (x) NS (y) Depth (z) Elev. (z)
186.03 -55.51 26.95
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Catalog ID Note
  • 20030002
  • 2003002
Conservation Treatment Notes
  • removed corrosion w/ glass bistle brush, scalpel; rinsed in acetone; lacquered w/ 2 coats of 5% Acryloid B-72 in acetone
  • drybrushed; removed soil w/ scalpel, toothpick; brushed w/ 60:40 alcohol:tap water & blotted dry w/ paper towel
Conservation Action
Conservation Material
Conservation Treatment Date
  • 2003-06-23
  • 2003-06-25
Conservation Treatment Year 2003
Conservation People Simona Cristanetti
Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 20030002 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 26/2003, ID:495". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/452f287c-8727-4747-e7ab-95682028137a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_20030002

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