Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Bucchero
Object Type	Vessel
Motif	Lotus Palmette
Decorative Technique	Incised Stamped
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Stamped Bucchero Stem Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Length 0.031 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.032 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.004 m
Condition	Surfaces are worn, pitted, and encrusted. Several edges are chipped.
Description	A fragment of bucchero preserves a portion of the body leading up into the stem. It is broken along five edges and at the stem of the vessel. The exterior surface is slightly convex along the length. The stem measures 0.017 m in length, a 0.023 m width, and a 0.012 m thickness. Surrounding the stem is a partially preserved raised ridge 0.002 m in height and 0.004 m wide. 0.005 m from the raised ridge are three incised lines which are 0.002m apart from one another. 0.001 m beyond the three incised lines is one register of lotus palmette stamps. There is one fully preserved lotus palmette and two partial lotus palmettes. The full lotus palmette measures 0.006 m in diameter and is 0.003 m apart from the other two lotus palmettes. The interior surface is concave along the width and pitted. The stem attachment can be seen on the interior and preserves a diameter of 0.005 m.
Fabric Description	Bucchero
Munsell Color	2.5YR N25/ reddish black, 5YR 8/1 white
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC2008012500