Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Impasto
Object Type	Vessel
Motif	Animal
Year Excavated	1971
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Vessel Fragment in the Form of Lying Animal
Size	Max. Pres. Length 0.075 m, Max. Pres. Height 0.030 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.024 m
Condition	Broken on underside and at front and back ends. Surface is abraded and slightly encrusted.
Description	Fragment, possibly of a rim, preserving the front half of the body of a lying animal, possibly a dog. The animal is in a crouching or lying position with his head facing forward and resting on his forelegs. Modeling in the head includes impressions around the projecting eyes and holes for the ears which have broken off. There are curved grooves to differentiate the head from the body and deeper horizontal grooves to distinguish the forelegs. The top of the fragment, extending from the head of the animal to the middle of his back, is nearly flat.
Fabric Description	Impasto, fired dark brown on the exterior and orange on the interior.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1971060400