Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Impasto
Object Type	Vessel
Motif	Quadruped
Decorative Technique	Roulette Stamped
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Stamped Impasto Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.031 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.026 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.007 m
Condition	All surfaces worn, encrusted, and scratched. Inclusions are visible along the break edges and the outer surfaces.
Description	A slightly convex body fragment of an impasto vessel is decorated with a roulette-stamped, heavily worn design on its outer surface. The stamp is 0.020 m in max. pres. height and located 0.008 m from the lower edge of the fragment. It preserves portions of two quadrupeds, facing right. The leading figure (max. pres. height 0.011 m), has an elongated body, two thin legs, and an extremely thin, sharply curved tail. Of the trailing quadruped (max. pres. height 0.020 m) a portion of the head, the upper chest, and the front two legs are preserved.
Fabric Description	Impasto
Munsell Color	10YR 6/8 brownish yellow, 5YR 6/8 reddish yellow, 10YR 7/3 very pale brown
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC2005014300