Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Archaic
Fabric Category	Clay
Object Type	Architectural::Lateral Sima
Year Excavated	1966
Motif	Feline
Decorative Technique	Painted
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Lateral Sima, Feline Waterspout
Size	Max. Pres. Depth (front plane of face to attachment ring) 0.120 m, Max. Pres. Width of head 0.110 m, Max. Pres. Height (lower jaw to tip of nose) 0.099 m, Max. Pres. Height at back 0.111 m, Max. Pres. Diameter of hole at back of head approx. 0.070 m
Condition	Worn and chipped; broken at the back.
Description	This piece preserves part of the projection up from the top of the head which was attached to the sima. The back of the right side of the face is badly chipped and the right fang is missing, producing a droopy, lopsided effect in the opening of the mouth. The front part of the lower jaw is broken off. Traces of what may have been red paint can be seen on the upper part of the head. The piece differs from similar ones in its smaller and less pronounced nostrils, off- center nose, and upper jaw of uneven thickness.
Fabric Description	Coarse clay with small bits of stone and mica, fired orange throughout.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1966027600