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Chronology Securely Archaic
Fabric Category Terracotta
Object Type Architectural::Frieze Plaque
Year Excavated 1969
Motif
Decorative Technique Painted
Fragment Noted true
Object Type (notes) Horserace Frieze Plaque Fragment
Size Max. Pres. Height 0.241 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.354 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.025 m
Condition Broken on right end and in left upper corner, Preserving left edge of plaque, portion of cornice and of base. Pieces very chipped. Good sharp relief.
Description Preserves entire lebes; third horse, missing muzzle and small portion of back, and third rider missing head, arms and thigh; second horse, missing head, forelegs and upper part of hind leg, and second rider, missing foot. Guilloche fragmented at base. Nine studs. Joined from eight pieces. Traces of red paint.
Fabric Description Terracotta. Coarse grain with fine bits of white stone and mica. Fired orange to red-brown. Traces of black on central pieces.
Has note
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Object Master Grid
EW (x) NS (y) Depth (z) Elev. (z)
158.666 7.095
Local Grid (X) 1.0
Local Grid (Y) E
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Catalog ID Note 19690108
Conservation Treatment Notes removed old adhesive & soil from break edges w/ scalpel; consolidated break edges w/ 5% Acryloid B-72 in acetone; readhered w/ 50% Acryloid B-48 in acetone; filled w/ glass microballoons in 20% Acryloid B-72 in 90:10 acetone:alcohol; inpainted w/ acrylic paints
Conservation Action
Conservation Material
Conservation Treatment Date 2011-07-24
Conservation Treatment Year 2011
Conservation People student, Steven Miller
Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 19690108 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 8/1969, ID:56". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/5f0f1ea7-824c-448d-ea6d-4da6edc902ae> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_19690108

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