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 0.124 m, max. Pres. Dimensions 0.198 m x 0.138 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of curved area (shell) 0.023 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of flat area 0.027 m
Condition	Broken on three sides. Worn. Encrustation.
Description	Tile fragment preserving a curved area, or shell, which makes a transition into a flat area. Height of shell as preserved approximately 0.080 m. 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 the ridgepole. For other examples, see 19660176 and 19680600.
Fabric Description	Murlo terracotta fired dark orange on exterior, grayish buff at core. Very coarse rough clay with numerous particles of stone and mica. Underside of curved part very uneven.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1968059900