Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Orientalizing
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Architectural::Akroterion
Year Excavated	1971
Motif	Flower
Decorative Technique	Painted
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Cut-Out Akroterion Fragment *
Size	Max. Pres. Length (bent) 0.181 m, Pres. Width 0.073-0.017 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.032 m
Condition	Broken on one end; chipped, worn.
Description	Fragment of tip of cut-out type akroterion is flat on all sides except for extreme tip, which is very roughly rounded on tip, general outline is a curve such as found in floral abstract designs; traces of painted decoration remain on one of the wider flat surfaces - approximately parallel rows of red and white paint which follow the curve of the fragment and merge close to the tip - from inside to outside of curve strips are thin red, wide white, slightly thicker red, wide white, wider red, extending the full width of the fragment; some traces of red on both the narrower sides of the fragment.
Fabric Description	Murlo terracotta
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1971018900