Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Archaic
Fabric Category	Clay
Object Type	Architectural::Lateral Sima
Year Excavated	1967
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Lateral Sima Fragment, Head
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.130 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.113 m, Thickness at Nose 0.064 m, Thickness of Hair 0.018 m
Condition	Only the tip of the nose, most of the mouth, the upper left and lower right edges of hair are missing. Surface worn, especially the chin and left cheek.
Description	Only the prominent features are distinguished by low modeling. The smooth hair is parted in the center and curves around the forehead, down both sides of the face and ends just below the chin. The almond-shaped eyes are formed by depressing the surrounding clay, thereby forming the brow and cheek lines. The nose is a triangular wedge. From what remains of the mouth, it can be seen that its left side curves slightly upward. Ears are lacking. On either side of the underside of the chin is a depression. Back: the left edge is smooth and finished (Max. Pres. Width 0.017 m, Max. Pres. Length 0.090 m; the rest of the surface is uneven where it broke away from its backer.
Fabric Description	Coarse clay with bits of white 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=PC1967000200