Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Archaic
Fabric Category	Clay
Object Type	Architectural::Frieze Plaque
Year Excavated	1968
Motif	Horse Race
Decorative Technique	Cavetto
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Horserace Frieze Plaque Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.237 m, Max. Pres. Length 0.461 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.022 m
Condition	Preserves lower left corner and upper central part. In many pieces.
Description	Preserves trophy, most of third horse and rider, hindquarters and head of second horse, head of second rider, and head, shoulder, and cape of first rider. Large section of cavetto preserved. Fine detail on trophy and hindquarters of third horse. Excellent detail on cap of second rider: the Phrygian cap can clearly be seen to have three round bulges on the tail.
Fabric Description	Coarse clay with bits of 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=PC1968009700