Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Orientalizing
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Architectural::Akroterion
Decorative Technique	Incised
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Cut-out Akroterion Fragment*
Size	Max. Pres. Length 0.125 m, Pres. Width 0.028-0.036 m, Pres. Thickness 0.024-0.025 m
Condition	Broken across both ends; chipped.
Description	Fragment of a "cut-out" akroterion preserving section of a thin, curved member; two flat sides, one smooth, one rough; two flat curving edges, unfinished, with a slightly irregular outline; on the smooth side, near one of the breaks, there is an incised groove, 0.005 m wide and 0.004 m deep, cutting obliquely across the member; there is a faint indication of a similar groove right by the other break, parallel to the line of the break.
Fabric Description	Murlo terracotta, fired light orange brown on surface; traces of a light red slip on the sides and outer edge.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1971079800