Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Orientalizing
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Architectural::Akroterion
Year Excavated	1971
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Cut-out Akroterion Fragment*
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.159 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.034 m, Protrusions with Knolls: Min. Pres. Width 0.080 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.117 m, Triangular protrusions: Max. Pres. Height Approx. 0.080 m, Max. Pres. Width at Base Approx. 0.065 m
Condition	Glued from two pieces; broken at two sides; chipped; surface encrustation.
Description	Fragment of a "cut-out" akroterion preserving a presumably central section decorated at top and bottom with angular and rounded protrusions respectively; two flat smooth sides; two flat smooth edges, one defines a triangular, pointed projection, the other a protruding member, ending in three small rounded knolls; the triangle and the knolls face opposite directions; the piece has vertical breaks at both sides, between the described protrusions, where two, supposingly symmetrical, members branch out where the member is suspended.
Fabric Description	Murlo terracotta, fired reddish brown on surface, possibly traces of a thin pinkish buff slip; on one side, faint traces of white paint.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1971080000