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Fabric Category Terracotta
Object Type Pyrotech Related::Forno / Oven
Fragment Noted true
Year Excavated 1999
Object Type (notes) Forno Fragment
Size Max. Pres. Length 0.093 m, Max. Pres. Height 0.079 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.060 m
Condition The fragment is broken on three sides. The surface is in good condition, with relatively little pitting and wear. The fragment is a join of one large piece and two small surface chips.
Description The fragment preserves portions of a forno with three finished faces. Two curved, side faces are preserved, which taper in thickness as they move away from the top edge which connects them. An uneven surface is visible on the concave face of the two sides, where fabric has been sloughed off of the top edge and pushed onto the exterior of the forno. Small and medium sized inclusions are visible on the surface and within the biscuit of the fabric.
Fabric Description Terracotta
Munsell Color 5YR 6/4 light reddish brown
Has note
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Object Master Grid
EW (x) NS (y) Depth (z) Elev. (z)
186.0 -49.0 165.0
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Catalog ID Note 19990054
Conservation Treatment Notes swabbed w/ tap water; cleaned break edges [mechanically?]; adhered w/ Acryloid B-72 in acetone
Conservation Action
Conservation Material
Conservation Treatment Date 1999-07-22
Conservation Treatment Year 1999
Conservation People student, Perry Choe
Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 19990054 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 26 North/1999, ID:364". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e490025a-3532-42b3-d5d1-0dd94870d893> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_19990054

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