Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Archaic
Fabric Category	Clay
Object Type	Architectural::Lateral Sima
Year Excavated	1966
Motif	Rosette
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Antefix (?), rosette. Lateral Sima Rosette*
Size	Estimated Diameter 0.120 m, Max. Pres. Width from Flat Back to Outer Surface 0.041 m, Pres. Thickness at Outer Rim Varies from 0.011 m to 0.014 m
Condition	Broken; pieces missing.
Description	A dot, 0.150 m in diameter, rises in center from which radiate the eight ridges which define the eight petals. The chord of the arc of the petal at its greatest point measures 0.033 m. The back of the rosette has a smooth circular band where it was probably attached to a tile while the area which would have remained within the open end of the tile is irregular.
Fabric Description	Coarse clay with numerous small stones and mica; fired orange-brown on exterior, brown-gray on interior.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1966003400