Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Architectural::Akroterion
Fragment Noted	true
Year Excavated	1968
Object Type (notes)	Cut-out Akroterion Fragment*
Size	Max. Pres. Diameter 0.085 m (narrowest point), 0.123 m (widest point), Pres. Diameter of hole 0.045-0.048 m, Pres. Width of coiled member 0.015-0.045 m, Pres. Thickness 0.050-0.052 m, Max. Pres. Width of scar about 0.040 m
Condition	Broken across widest portion of the coiled member. A scar at outer edge.
Description	Fragment of a "cut-out" akroterion preserving the coiled end of a curved member, two flat sides, one smooth, one unfinished, two flat, sharply curving edges. The outer constitutes the circumference of the coil, while its inner edge is formed by a cut-out circular hole. There is a scar at the outer edge where the coil attached to another member. The surface of the outer edge of the thinnest section of the coiled member, between the scar and the break, is left unfinished. At the surface of the break there is a small cavity with the preserved dimensions 0.014 x 0.009 x 0.011 m (depth), with smooth sides. See 19670489 and 19670484.
Fabric Description	Murlo terracotta fired reddish brown on surface. Very slight traces of red slip on the finished side and the edges.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1968061900