Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Probably Archaic
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Architectural::Akroterion
Year Excavated	1966
Decorative Technique	Molded
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Terracotta Statue, Fragment Includes Right Hand and Wrist
Size	Max. Pres. Length, 0.220 m, Max. Pres. Width of Back of Hand 0.064 m, Max. Pres. Width Through Thumb and Fingers, 0.079 m, Irregular Hole Formed by Fingers Varies in Diameter from 0.034 m to 0.055 m
Condition	Broken from body where wrist and heel of hand attached. Surface worn.
Description	The hand is clasped as if it were intended to hold a thick staff. The individual fingers are seperated by grooves but otherwise ill-defined. There are distinct angles at the joints of the hand and the tips of the fingers have been elongated. The thumb, now missing, rested on the index finger. The piece was formed by hand; not molded.
Fabric Description	Coarse clay with numerous small stones and mica; fired reddish- orange on exterior, black on interior. Traces of dark paint over wrist and back of hand.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1966003100