Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Bucchero
Object Type	Vessel
Motif	Sphinx
Year Excavated	1970
Decorative Technique	Molded
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Vessel Fragment
Size	Greatest Pres. Dimension 0.051 m, Opposite Pres. Dimension 0.046 m, Pres. Thickness 0.009-0.013 m
Condition	Broken and greatly abraded on all sides and surfaces. Exterior surface possibly originally glossy.
Description	Sherd of heavy vessel with a slight curve. Molded decoration of a sphinx, whose chest, neck, parts of head, wing and leg are preserved. A curving groove marks bottom of wing and back side of front leg. Round, heavy chest and upturned head not set off by such deep divisions. Long hair has thin grooves around back of head for a hairband, and falls to the level of the wing. Modeling was originally more detailed, but now worn away.
Fabric Description	Buccheroid, heavy and gritty
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1970005900