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Chronology Securely Orientalizing
Fabric Category Terracotta
Object Type Architectural::Akroterion
Fragment Noted true
Object Type (notes) Cut-Out Akroterion Fragment *
Size Max. Pres. Height 0.103 m, Pres. Width 0.087 m-0.150 m, Pres. Thickness 0.034 m-0.049 m (Max. Pres. Width of Bottom Scar)
Condition Broken at base and top; slighlty chipped; blackened areas on one side (indicating burning?).
Description Fragment of a "cut-out" akroterion preserving lowest section of a member rising straight up from the surface of the ridge pole tile (not preserved); two flat smooth sides; two flat smooth edges which rise obliquely to define a member, the width of which tapers upwards; scar at bottom from attachment to tile surface.
Fabric Description Murlo terracotta, fired orange on surface, gray at core; red slip preserved on all finished surfaces.
Has note
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Object Master Grid
EW (x) NS (y) Depth (z) Elev. (z)
152.72 36.922
Local Grid (X) 8.0
Local Grid (Y) G
Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 19710796 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 17/1971, ID:68". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/392c51d0-995a-424c-82e3-d6c623742347> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2v983s40

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