Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Impasto
Object Type	Vessel
Decorative Technique	Painted
Year Excavated	1975
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Painted Impasto Handle Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.021 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.023 m, Min. Pres. Width 0.011 m, Pres. Thickness 0.005 to 0.006 m
Condition	Broken at both ends; paint badly chipped.
Description	Impasto handle fragment curved at the broad end and tapering up to its narrowest point and then flaring out again. Exterior of fragment is decorated with two horizontal bands (0.005 m wide each) of red paint. The curved end is decorated with a crescent of red paint at the break.
Fabric Description	Impasto, buff color.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1975004500