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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Chronology Securely Archaic
Fabric Category Terracotta
Object Type Architectural::Frieze Plaque
Year Excavated 1969
Motif
Fragment Noted true
Object Type (notes) Horserace Frieze Plaque Fragment
Size Max. Pres. Height 0.238 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.380 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.0235 m.
Condition Broken on both ends, preserving base and cornice. Triangular fragments missing in upper center. Joined from seven pieces. Chipped. Very high, sharp relief.
Description Preserves third horse except for hindquarters; third rider except thigh; second horse, except neck, and second rider from waist down; tail and hindlegs of first horse. Guilloche at base. Nailhole in center of length of cornice.
Fabric Description Terracotta. Coarse grain with fine chips of white stone and mica. Fired reddish-brown to orange. Traces of black on lower half.
Has note
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Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 19690106 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 8/1969, ID:56". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/fd0c9ffe-8477-49c6-a628-f0fa078c7390> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_19690106

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