Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Archaic
Fabric Category	Clay
Object Type	Architectural::Lateral Sima
Year Excavated	1968
Motif	Feline
Decorative Technique	Impressed
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Lateral Sima Fragment, Feline Water Spout
Size	Max. Pres. Depth from fascia scar to nose end 0.100 m, Max. Pres. Height 0.104 m, Max. Pres. Width of spout at fangs 0.097 m (outer Width), Max. Pres. Inner Width of fangs 0.061 m (approx.), Pres. Thickness at fangs 0.023-0.020 m
Condition	Broken away from fascia, with part of fascia remaining. Approximately one-third of lower portion of fangs missing, remainder composed of four fragments. Much abraded and encrusted.
Description	Fragment preserves better part of feline water spout broken from lateral sima. Spout has small bulging eyes and brows which slant sharply downward toward center to meet at and merge into short very bulbous nose. Nose has two finger-impressed nostrils. Interior of spout very uneven with finger-marks (?). Spout irregularly modeled.
Fabric Description	Murlo teracotta, fired orange on exterior, grayish-buff at core. Coarse clay with very large particles of stone and mica.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1968059800