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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Fabric Category Impasto
Object Type Textile Related::Spindle Whorl
Decorative Technique
Year Excavated 2003
Fragment Noted false
Object Type (notes) Ridged Spindle Whorl
Size Max. Pres. Height 0.016 m, Max. Pres. Diameter 0.022 m, Min. Pres. Diameter 0.009 m, Max. Pres. Diameter of Hole 0.005 m
Condition Spindle whorl is essentially intact with very worn, pitted, and encrusted surfaces, a number of cracks and fissures on all surfaces, and a fresh break area on the side of the base measuring 0.013 m x 0.006 m.
Description A spindle whorl with a truncated conical shape preserves a cylindrical hole bored through the center and a bowl-shaped depression surrounding the hole on the bottom of max. pres. diameter 0.014 m. Surfaces display longitudinal ridges, creating a scalloped appearance.
Fabric Description Impasto
Munsell Color Mottled - 2.5YR 4/6 red, GLEY N 2.5/ black
Has note
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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Catalog ID Note 20030094
Conservation Treatment Notes swabbed & brushed w/ acetone; adhered w/ 50% Acryloid B-72 in acetone; consolidated w/ 5% Acryloid B-72 in acetone
Conservation Action
Conservation Material
Conservation Treatment Date 2003-07-21
Conservation Treatment Year 2003
Conservation People Simona Cristanetti
Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 20030094 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/de1bd0d5-a048-468b-1e4b-90bda357d293> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_20030094

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