Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Orientalizing
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Architectural::Antefix
Decorative Technique	Incised Molded
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Antefix Head
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.118 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.138 m
Condition	Restored from several fragments; top of the head is chipped.
Description	Antefix head has an oval face with almond shaped eyes, softly molded cheeks, protruding narrow straight lips, and a triangular nose with nostril indentations. Hair is in a smooth band across a low forehead falling in two vertical locks on either side of the face. At the bottom of the hair the locks are separate from the face and are tubular. On the front of the locks at the bottom are incised hatch marks to indicate braids. The reverse of the head is concave and roughly finished. A very small part of the cover tile is preserved.
Fabric Description	Terracotta
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1983002900