Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Clay
Object Type	Architectural::Unspecified / Misc.
Motif	Griffin
Year Excavated	1968
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Griffin Wing
Size	Max. Pres. Length Along Edge from Tip to Break 0.248 m, Max. Pres. Height of Wing 0.l21 m, Max. Pres. Height of Entire Piece 0.140 m, Pres. Thickness of Wing 0.021 - 0.025 m
Condition	Broken off where it joins to the body. Blackening on inside of wing.
Description	Plain flat wing with groove, 0.007 m wide, which cuts across width of wing in a curve, opposite the curve of the tip of the wing. The top of the wing, halfway down its length, curves slightly upwards, then down, and upward again to form a slight jog for the main pinion. From the breaks on the back of the wing, which is undetailed, it can be seen that the wing joined the body at about a 45 degree angle.
Fabric Description	Coarse clay with bits of stone, fired bright orange-brown on the outside, brown-black on the inside, with traces of red paint.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1968016300