Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Archaic
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Architectural::Frieze Plaque
Year Excavated	1967
Motif	Horse Race Guilloche
Decorative Technique	Relief Painted
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Horserace Frieze Plaque, Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.240 m, Max. Pres. Length 0.381 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.029 m
Condition	Portion of left side of a plaque broken on right edge and right part of cornice; bottom left corner chipped. Joined from five pieces. Most relief still sharp; traces of red and white paint preserved.
Description	Preserves left end of plaque, including most of guilloche border, nine strigils and six studs (and two more abraded). Scene includes entire trophy and second and third horses and riders, except for head and part of foreleg of second horse. Preserves two nailholes, one between thrid and fourth strigils and one below belly of third horse. Details of relief relatively fine; note traces of paint, especially red paint on mane of third horse.
Fabric Description	Murlo terracotta: coarse red clay with bits of mica and white stone, fired 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=PC1967009600