Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Orientalizing
Fabric Category	Bucchero
Object Type	Vessel
Motif	Potnia Theron
Decorative Technique	Incised
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Bucchero Potnia Theron Handle Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.051 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.039 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.012 m
Condition	Broken across the handle at top and bottom.
Description	A fragment of a bucchero "Potnia Theron" type handle slightly curved, preserving the upper body of the deity holding her two braids with both hands. The braids hang in front of the body in the center and are composed of two longitudinal ridges with diagonal lines. Her upper arms are held close to the sides of the body and her lower arms are held upwards in front of the body to hold the braids. On the upper part of the body there are diagonally incised lines, irregularly spaced. The lower body is smooth as is the back.
Fabric Description	Bucchero
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1987005200