Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Clay
Object Type	Architectural::Ridge Pole Tile
Fragment Noted	true
Year Excavated	1968
Object Type (notes)	Ridge Pole Tile Fragment with Paw and Part of Hind Leg
Size	Max. Pres. Length 0.140 m, Max. Pres. Height 0.190 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of Tile 0.025 m, Max. Pres. Width of Paw 0.046 m, Max. Pres. Length of Paw 0.067 m, Max. Pres. Width of Leg after Bend 0.049 m
Condition	Leg broken. Made of two pieces. Worn and blackened.
Description	Its right side is better modeled, so perhaps this is the right leg. The front of the paw has four toes, which each have three clear segments. The lower segment is probably a claw. On each side is a groove, perhaps another toe. The back of the foot forms a thin plain curve. The leg shows both the Achilles tendon and the bone of the leg. The front of the leg (the bone) is round and curves forward from the top of the foot. The back of the leg (the tendon) slants back, seperating from the front, then curves to slant forward at a sharp angle. The back of the leg is much thinner than the front. There is a depressed curved area between them. The back of the leg narrows as it goes higher, and the raised part is slightly to the left.
Fabric Description	Coarse clay with bits of stone fired orange-brown.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1968017200