Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Archaic
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Architectural::Akroterion
Year Excavated	1970
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Statue Head, Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.090 m, Max. Pres. Width (side of face to back of head) 0.117 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.035 m (back)- 0.038 m (ear) - 0.024 m (Side of face), Max. Pres. Width of flat back area 0.059 m, Max. Pres. Ear Height 0.063 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.042 m
Condition	Broken and abraded on all sides; exterior surface slightly encrusted.
Description	Fragment from right side of lifesized statue head: back portion has flat surface which curves gradually outward toward top of fragment, and curves slightly out at point of break on left side (originally center of back of head); back portion forms right angle with side of face, then forms definite depression behind fully preserved ear, ear consists of one raised ridge forming indented semicircle, with extra round area filling in this indentation; remainder of side of face in front of ear is plain, smooth surface. Break on upper edge of fragment indicates an outward curving above the ear and back of head, possibly a helmet, since there is no indication of hair, or any detail of surface of the fragment. Broken edge on bottom, below ear is relatively straight, horizontal.
Fabric Description	Murlo terracotta
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1970017900