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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Chronology Securely Archaic
Fabric Category Clay
Object Type Architectural::Frieze Plaque
Year Excavated 1967
Motif Horse Race
Decorative Technique Cavetto
Fragment Noted true
Object Type (notes) Horserace Frieze Plaque, Fragment
Size Max. Pres. Height 0.124 m, Max. Pres. Length 0.146 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.029 m
Condition Broken on three sides; chipped at top; somewhat worn.
Description This piece preserves part of the top edge of the frieze, with cavetto and four studs. Below, the head, shoulders, and cape of the first jockey can be distinguished.
Fabric Description Coarse clay with bits of stone and mica fired to an orange. Traces of red paint.
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Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 19670393 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 5B/1967, ID:45". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/770ca482-abb9-41a5-39c5-547d276c163e> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_19670393

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