Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Impasto
Object Type	Vessel
Motif	Deer
Year Excavated	1968
Decorative Technique	Incised Relief
Vessel Form	Vase
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Vase, Fragment with Deer
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.072 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.059 m, Pres. Thickness 0.009-0.012 m
Condition	Broken on all sides.
Description	A fragment of a large vase: the piece is nearly flat. The head (except nose and mouth), forequarters, and part of the antlers of a grazing deer modeled in relief are preserved. The deer stands with head lowered; the back rises up in a hump at the base of the neck. Its right foreleg (the hoof is missing) is bent forward; the left leg (preserved complete) is straight. The head is triangular. Features are difficult to distinguish, but there is probably an incised almond-shaped eye and an incised curve for the brow. An almond-shaped ear with a slit in the center is incised on the surface of the neck. The antler is formed by a long straight bar with parts preserved of four parallel branches projecting from its right edge.
Fabric Description	Coarse black impasto with bits of stone; there are a few orange spots.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1968041900