| Description This small fragment (ca. 11 x 11 cm) is approximately 60-63 mm thick, whitish in color, with at least 3 narrow parallel gray marble veins visible on the back surface. Most of the top surface is blank; however, in one corner of the fragment, a set of incisions depict a short line extending diagonally from what appears to be the corner of a small room partially visible along the border of the fragment.
Identification Neither AG 1980 nor PM 1960 included this fragment because it was believed to be blank. In 1995, E. Rodríguez-Almeida observed the incised topography, and wrote a note in pencil on the back of the fragment: "5 maggio 1995. Identificato come frammento topografico tra i frammenti lisci. Nº provv. di catalogo, 712," evidently intending the fragment numbering to continue the series of 711 previously cataloged incised fragment groups (Rodríguez-Almeida 2001, pp. 70-71, fig. 23). Later, this note was rewritten on the back surface of the fragment in a more durable black ink.
Significance Because this fragment was previously misclassified and grouped with the unincised fragments, this database represents the first widespread dissemination of the incised topography on the fragment's surface.
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