Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Architectural::Akroterion
Fragment Noted	true
Year Excavated	1998
Object Type (notes)	Cut-out Akroterion Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Length 0.270 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.160 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.040 m
Condition	Fragment has been restored from eight fragments of varying size. Fragment is broken on four sides, preserving portions of five finished edges as well as the finished surfaces of the faces. Surface is worn and chipped, preserving portions of slip on one si
Description	Cut-out akroterion of indeterminate form. From one possible orientation, the fragment displays two finished edges form what appears to be a rectangular stem. At roughly 0.075 m, one side cut downward to a curved projection while the opposite side appears to curve upward. Traces of four further curved finished edges indicate two more curved projection rising at tangential angles to the previously described struts.
Fabric Description	Terracotta
Munsell Color	2.5YR 5/4 reddish brown
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1998014300