Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Orientalizing
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Architectural::Unspecified / Misc.
Year Excavated	1971
Decorative Technique	Incised
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Flat, Cut-Out Architectural Ornament*
Size	Max. Pres. Length (curved, measured on flat side) 0.318 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.174 m, Pres. Width of Arms 0.075-0.040 m, and Shorter Arm 0.048-0.036 m, Pres. Thickness 0.024-0.031 m
Condition	Broken on all ends, glued from five pieces; abraded, worn and encrusted.
Description	Fragment of flat, "cut-out" type architectural decoration with flat, rough back or bottom side, short, flat, curving edges, and flat top or front side with incised surface - general outline of fragment is that of one curved section wider at bottom, and tapering slightly at "top", with a shorter section, apparently made in an opposite curve running almost perpendicular to larger section, and tapering to join it on its shorter curved section at a deep, rough groove marking the edge of the larger section. Both sections have simple incised decoration on top: shallow, thin parallel grooves running near edges of pieces along their outlines, with thin diagonal grooves running parallel to each other and across surface between the two curved lines - these are roughly incised, with ends of lines in some places cutting through the outer grooves (six diagonals on larger section, one on smaller).
Fabric Description	Murlo terracotta, lighter orange than usual fabric, with softer surface with much sand and very small white stones.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1971049800