Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Fine Ware
Object Type	Vessel
Year Excavated	1970
Decorative Technique	Painted
Vessel Form	Oinochoe
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Oinochoe, Body and Shoulder Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.092 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.124 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.003 m to 0.006 m at Handle Zone
Condition	Joined from four pieces and broken on all sides. Surface preserves traces of paint and shiny finish.
Description	Piece preserves portions of body and shoulder of a rather squat oinochoe, wheel-made and with painted decoration in brown on a buff background. A scar for the attachment of a handle is preserved below the point of greatest diameter. The decoration consists of: 1) around the lower part, a band of "wave motifs" resembling number 9s with spreading bases, of which at least three are in part preserved. This zone is below the level of the preserved handle attachment. 2) On the shoulder, a pattern of irregular cross-hatching set off from the body by a roughly horizontal line. Above this band, there is another horizontal line which may mark the division between neck and shoulder.
Fabric Description	Fine gray-buff ware
Munsell Color	10YR 7/2 Light Gray
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1970022800