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Year Excavated 2018
Catalog ID Note Stamped Fine Impasto Spindle Whorl
Trench T92
Size max. pres. height: 0.016 m; max. pres. diameter: 0.020 m; min, pres. diameter: 0.008 m
Condition Object is worn, abraded, and heavily encrusted. Two chips from modern excavation tools.
Description

A fine impasto spindle whorl with seven facets perforated laterally as well as decorated laterally with a stamped decoration.  The base of the spindle whorl is roughly flat (except for some encrustation) with the perforation being 0.004 m in diameter.  The top of the spindle whorl is a flat edge with the perforation 0.003 m in diameter.  The body is divided into seven facets, max. pres. width of 0.010 m, by slightly ridged edges 0.002 m in width.  Each facet has two dashed lines probably made by roller stamp which follow the angle of the facet edges.  The max. pres. length of a dash is 0.002 m and the max. pres. width of a dash is 0.001 m.  

Grid (X) 169.46
Grid (Y) -46.92
Elevation 27.01
Decorative Technique Stamped
Motif Other
Other Motif Note dashed line
Date Cataloged 2018-07-31
Year 2018
Record Type Small Find
Munsell Color GLEY 3/2 N3/ very dark gray
Fabric Category Fine Impasto
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Contributor
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Ann Elizabeth Glennie info
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Subject
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Iron age info
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Open Context References: Iron age hub
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Creator
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Anthony Tuck info
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Suggested Citation

Ann Elizabeth Glennie. (2019) "PC 20180037 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 92/T92 2018/Locus 6". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2019-07-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/89952097-5f8d-42b5-83bc-135ccf6d275d> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_20180037

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