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Chronology | Securely Archaic |
Fabric Category | Clay |
Object Type | Architectural::Antefix |
Year Excavated | 1967 |
Motif | Gorgon |
Fragment Noted | true |
Size | Max. Pres. Height 0.127 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.074 m, Max. Pres. Thickness at Hair 0.023 m. |
Condition | The upper left side of the face, including part of the eye and brow, the ear and hair, is preserved. Back part of this piece is smooth. Traces of reddish brown paint are evident. |
Description | Only the major features are indicated. The hair, coil like, curves around the forehead and at the ear divides into two strands. The ear is divided into three parts, instead of the normal two. The brow follows the outline of the almond shaped eye. There are two nail holes: one by the hair, above the ear, and the other at the hair part, above the eye. The back is smooth for attachment to a backer. |
Fabric Description | Clay fired to an orange-brown. |
Has note |
The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: |
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Object Coordinate Notes | Stratum C |
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Suggested Citation
Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 19670010 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Civitate A/Civitate A 2A/1967, ID:154". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/efc7e4f1-6df7-4ac8-ffd6-4d1ae5950af3> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_19670010
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