Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Archaic
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Architectural::Frieze Plaque
Year Excavated	1969
Motif	Horse Race Guilloche
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Horserace Frieze Plaque Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.240 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.375 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.025 m
Condition	Broken on right end, and across left side of cornice, preserving left edge of plaque, base and portion of conice. Joined from 11 pieces. Pieces chipped and worn. Blackened on right half of frieze.
Description	Preserves lebes and stand; third horse, with head, neck and forelegs badly chipped, and third rider, also badly chipped; second horse, missing muzzle, chest and forelegs, and second rider, worn. Fragmented guilloche at base. Twelve studs. Nailhole under third horse and in cornice behind second rider.
Fabric Description	Terracotta. Coarse grain with fine impurities. Fired orange.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1969010900