Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Archaic
Fabric Category	Clay
Object Type	Architectural::Unspecified / Misc.
Year Excavated	1966
Motif	Rosette
Decorative Technique	Fluted
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Terracotta Rosette
Size	Max. Pres. Diameter at front 0.120 m, Max. Pres. Height of bowl 0.060 m, Max. Pres. Depth of projection at back 0.035 m, Max. Pres. interior depth of bowl 0.040 m, Pres. Thickness of rim varies from 0.015 m to 0.006 m
Condition	"Bowl" section complete except for chip in rim; back section broken; all slightly worn. Traces of red paint in interior of bowl.
Description	This is the most complete rosette found so far. It appears to have been made to fit into a hole in a section of a sima, for the back projection seems to have been intended to be inserted into something (compare with rosette on sima 19660175; see also sima 19660054). In the center of the rosette is a dot about 0.014 m in diameter, tilted slightly (to be seen more clearly from below?); from it radiate eight fluted petals which terminate in a definite, even, flat rim.
Fabric Description	Coarse red clay with many small bits of stone.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1966022500