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Chronology Securely Archaic
Fabric Category Terracotta
Object Type Architectural::Akroterion
Year Excavated 1969
Motif Animal
Fragment Noted true
Object Type (notes) Animal Akroterion Fragment, Possible Cow or Horse Hind Leg*
Size Max. Pres. Height 0.199 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.075 m, Min. Pres. Width 0.046 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.043 m
Condition Object broken on both ends and chipped. Joined from three pieces.
Description Right lower hind leg of cow, broken above hocks and just above projection corresponding to knee. Leg slightly modeled, roughly rectangular in section, then projecting at rear (thinner section), with curved part outlined by groove made with finger. Left side of the leg rough, although modeled, and unpainted.
Fabric Description Terracotta. Very fine grain with fine to coarse chips of stone and mica. Fired orange and with red paint. Traces of black and surface incrustation.
Has note
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Suggested Citation

Anthony Tuck. (2012) "PC 19690182 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Agger/Agger 4/1969, ID:260". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2012-12-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/ba0a340e-1518-4eb7-5889-a2462dc065b7> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/r2p24/pc_19690182

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