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 0.100 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.100 m, Max. Pres. Thickness at Bridge of Nose 0.033 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of Top Rear Projection 0.021 m
Condition	Worn. Broken across right cheek and below nose which is also broken.
Description	Main features are without detail except for the ears which have a ride 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 ridge of the nose. The groove when it reachees the level of the ears separates into two curving lines which end at the ears. The eyebows are ridges springing from the nose. The slightly slanting eyes are almond shaped. On the right side the cheek line curves in towards the mouth which has survived in part as a thick ridge of clay. The edges and back are smooth. At the top of the back is a slight projection which has been broken off.
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=PC1967003000