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Fabric Category Terracotta
Object Type Architectural::Funnel / Umbuto
Year Excavated
  • 1971
  • 1971
Decorative Technique Painted
Object Type (notes) Free Standing Spouted Funnel Fragment
Size Max. Pres. Height 0.485 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.138 m, Max. Pres. Width of spout 0.097 m, Max. Pres. Hole in bottom 0.057 m, Max. Pres. Diameter at bottom 0.108 m, Max. Pres. Width of Ridge 0.015 m, Max. Pres. Height of Ridge 0.005 m
Condition Restored from three fragments. Surfaces are worn, scratched, pitted, and encrusted. Substantial areas of dusky red and cream colored slip are preserved on the exterior surfaces.
Fabric Description Terracotta
Description Fragment of free standing funnel flares at the top and preserves a complete, U-shaped spout. A substantial length of the tube is preserved, including a raised ridge 0.330 m below the upper break edge. The bottom of the tube is broken at a diagonal. The exterior surfaces are covered in painted red and white decoration, including the outlining of the attachment of the spout and the spout's edges in white, along with additional linear designs. The tube is decorated with three horizontal white bands at the top, then a broad register with Xs, then additional horizontal bands and portions of more Xs beneath the ridge, all on a dusky red background.
Legacy Database Artifact ID 19711041
Year Cataloged 2013
Page 137
Grid Notes EN II indicates recovery from grids E/1 and A/5 (bottom fragments)
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Local Grid (X) (Note) E
Local Grid (Y) 1
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Catalog ID Note 19711041
Conservation Treatment Notes drybrushed to remove dust & dirt; removed old adhesive from break edges w/ scalpel; consolidated w/ 5% Acryloid B-72 in acetone; adhered w/ 50% Acryloid B-48 in acetone
Conservation Action
Conservation Material
Conservation Treatment Date 2013-07-17
Conservation Treatment Year 2013
Conservation People Elizabeth Frost
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Theresa Huntsman info
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Iron age info
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Open Context References: Iron age hub
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Anthony Tuck info
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Suggested Citation

Theresa Huntsman. (2017) "PC 19711041 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 17/1971, ID:68". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2017-10-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/fa0d23c1-a1d3-458a-a32d-cfc121788aad> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_19711041

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