Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Architectural::Akroterion
Motif	Feline
Year Excavated	1986
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Feline Leg Akroterion Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.170 m, Max. Pres. Height of paw 0.048 m, Max. Pres. Width of paw 0.072 m, Max. Pres. Width of leg 0.056 m, Max. Pres. Depth of paw 0.083 m, Max. Pres. Depth of leg 0.059 m, Max. Pres. Depth of knee 0.072 m, Max. Pres. Width of knee 0.072 m
Condition	Restored from several fragments. Small pieces missing. Broken just over the knee ad where the paw was attached to the ridge pole.
Description	The fragment preserves the paw and lower front left leg of a feline. The four claws are rounded with deep grooves between each other. The underside of the paw is slanting and slightly curved, indicating a paw on each side of the ridge pole tile. The knee is indicated by a ridge on the left outer side of the leg.
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=PC1986001100