| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Chronology | Securely Archaic |
| Fabric Category | Terracotta |
| Object Type | Architectural::Akroterion |
| Year Excavated | 1968 |
| Motif | Sphinx |
| Fragment Noted | true |
| Object Type (notes) | Creature Statue, Foreleg Fragment |
| Size | Max. Pres. Height 0.200 m, Pres. Length 0.039-0.070 m, Pres. Width 0.042-0.058 m |
| Condition | Broken above foot and below body. Vertical of red on one side. |
| Description | Similar to foreleg of sphinx, although it is not joined to another foreleg. It has roughly flat sides narrowing down towards the foot. The leg curves forward to join the foot just above the break. |
| Fabric Description | Coarse clay with bits of stone fired orange. |
| Has note |
The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: |
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Suggested Citation
Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 19680517 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Agger/Agger 1/1968, ID:257". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8c8c6fc7-5983-41ee-25e0-fee0b6763862> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_19680517
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