Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Ivory
Object Type	Ornament::Unspecified / Misc.
Motif	Dots Guilloche
Year Excavated	1989
Decorative Technique	Incised
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Carved Ivory Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Length 0.010 m, Max. Pres. Height 0.012 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.004 m
Condition	Piece is broken on three sides and burned black.
Description	Fragment is pentagonal in top view and slightly curved in cross section. The surface preserves an incised design consisting of: a guilloche pattern with raised concentric dots bordered on both sides by incised lines which run parallel to the square finished base. Above, two volutes curve up and in and are joined by a horizontal bar thus forming a triangular aperture. Both volutes and the horizontal bar have two parallel incised lines.
Fabric Description	Ivory
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1989004900