Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Clay
Object Type	Architectural::Unspecified / Misc.
Motif	Feline
Year Excavated	1967
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Feline Head (Architectural Decoration?)
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.900 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.105 m, Max. Pres. Thickness at Bridge of Nose 0.036 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of Top Rear Projection 0.020 m
Condition	Worn. Broken through left eye down through nose and right cheek.
Description	Main features are without detail except for the ears which have a ridge in the center dividing the ear into two sections. The small ears are triangular shaped. The forehead is high and is divided by a groove rising from the bridge of the nose. When it reaches the level of the ears, the groove separates into two curving lines which end at the ears. The eyebrows are ridges springing from the nose. The eye is almond shaped with an eyelid. On the left, the cheek line curves inward. The edges and back are smooth. At the top of the back is a slight projection which has been broken off. At the top edge of this projection is part of a deep triangular depression which begins to curve outward at the base.
Fabric Description	Coarse clay with bits of stone and mica fired to an orange-brown.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1967004400