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Inventory number |
02149 |
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Name of Object |
Tortoise |
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Culture or Civilization |
Archaic Italy - west central |
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Type of Object |
Votive object - terracotta |
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Material Type |
Ceramic - terracotta |
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Dimensions |
H., ca. 0.03 m.; L., 0.065 m. |
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Condition |
Surface slightly worn. |
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Description |
A small mold-made tortoise; pointed head thrust forward and slightly upward; no tail; shell modelled in square panels with shelving edge; four feet indicated by knobs; hollow body, with hole in rear part of underside. |
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Comments |
Light pale yellow clay. |
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Comparanda |
Clara Rhodos III, 1929, 124-125, fig. 117, no. 5; 234, no. 2 ; British Museum Terracottas 1954, 79-80, nos. 191-197 (Rhodes); 178, nos. 667-668 (Attica).
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Date Discussion |
5th c. B.C. |
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Beginning Date |
-499 |
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End Date |
-400 |
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Provenience |
unknown |
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Source |
E.B. Van Deman |
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Bibliography |
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Fototeca negative number |
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AAR negative number |
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Location |
5BSCR drawD4 |
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Authors |
Ingrid Edlund-Berry
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