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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Fabric Category Impasto
Object Type Textile Related::Spindle Whorl
Decorative Technique Ridged
Year Excavated 2009
Fragment Noted true
Object Type (notes) Ridged Spindle Whorl Fragment
Size Max. Pres. Height 0.014 m, Max. Pres. Diameter 0.021 m, Max. Pres. Diameter of Hole 0.004 m
Condition Spindle whorl is heavily pitted, worn, and encrusted. The majority of one side is chipped away, revealing a rust-colored biscuit.
Description A spindle whorl of truncated conical shape preserves portions of vertical ridges along the exterior. Only a small portion of the concave base is preserved.
Fabric Description Impasto
Munsell Color 5YR 4/1 dark gray, 5YR 5/6 yellowish red
Has note
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Object Master Grid
EW (x) NS (y) Depth (z) Elev. (z)
-1.48 7.42 28.39
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Catalog ID Note
  • 20090015
  • 2009015
Conservation Treatment Notes
  • drybrushed, swabbed w/ 50:50 alcohol:tap water
  • removed soil w/ scalpel
Conservation Action cleaned
Conservation Material
Conservation Treatment Date
  • 2009-07-09
  • 2009-07-22
Conservation Treatment Year 2009
Conservation People
  • Steven Miller
  • student
Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 20090015 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Civitate A/Civitate A 62/2009, ID:607/Locus 2". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/dc2bdfa0-3ec1-475e-3e59-22b6d6b37b29> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_20090015

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