Post on 07-Aug-2015
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Toumba
Background
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Collections
ca.12
ca.160
ca.20
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Slide reused from Karageorghis, Kiely, Hermon et al. ‘Towards an integrated cross-disciplinary approach to the study of Salamis Terracotta Statues’
Basic Search for GRAVITATE objects
• Objects can be found using places, actors (people and groups) and terminologies– Currently terminologies direct from Merlin
Type of Salamis statuary
• Many shards of terracotta figures with some recognisable features (morphology)
Description of statuary
From text:• Material: terracotta (known)• Object type: statue (known)
– Modifier: over-lifesized
• Morphology: hand & wrist– Modifiers:
• Right hand• + Clenched
Morphology model
• ResearchSpace must also:– link individual parts to
(annotations over) 3D model– link these to an overall
(complete) body morphology
• but also allow assertions over sets of parts:– “these are all similar beards”– “these are all parts of the
same statue”
Description of statuary
From text:• Material: terracotta (known) &
paint (?)– Modifier: black paint
• Technique: painted• Object type: statue (known)• Morphology: head, hair &
eyebrow
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A new color, previously un-observed - yellow - has been identified inside the earrings decoration.
Materials analysis
Slide reused from Karageorghis, Kiely, Hermon et al. ‘Towards an integrated cross-disciplinary approach to the study of Salamis Terracotta Statues’
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Techniques analysis
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Vertical marks
Superimposition of incisions
C2412, front side
Various styles and coincidences of incision not currently recorded, but provide clues to families / re-assembly.