Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Architectural::Tile (not specified)
Fragment Noted	true
Year Excavated	1968
Object Type (notes)	Tile Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Length of pres. rounded edge 0.103 m, Max. Pres. Dimensions 0.128 m x 0.100 m, Pres. Thickness of curved area 0.014-0.018 m (thicker at rounded edge), Max. Pres. Thickness of flat area 0.024 m
Condition	Broken on three sides. Chipped and worn. Encrusted.
Description	Tile fragment preserving a flat area which makes a transition into a curved area, or part of a shell. Height of shell approximately 0.067 m in its preserved state. Fragment is probably one end of a tile which would have curved entirely over the ridgepole, providing a shell on both of its ends for cover tile on either side of ridgepole. For other examples see 19660176 and 19680599.
Fabric Description	Murlo terracotta, fired light orange to gray. Very coarse, rough clay with dense particles of stone and mica.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1968060000