Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Ivory
Object Type	Ornament::Plaque
Motif	Lotus Flower
Year Excavated	1971
Decorative Technique	Incised
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Incised Ivory Plaque
Size	Max Pres. Length 0.072 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.020 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.005 m
Condition	Broken at both ends and along one side; restored from four fragments; burnt, worn, and slightly encrusted.
Description	Ivory plaque, rectangular in cross section, preserving one lateral edge, apparently part of a long rectangular plaque, smooth on the back and on the edge, except for a slash on the back which pierces the edge, with incised decoration on the front; decoration consists of a horizontal groove parallel to and 0.001 m from the edge and a stylized lotus pattern in very shallow incision; the lotus flowers alternate tops and down and are connected by a wavy line.
Fabric Description	Burnt ivory
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1971065500