Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Clay
Object Type	Vessel
Motif	Bird
Year Excavated	1970
Decorative Technique	Incised Painted
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Italo-Corinthian Sherd*
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.050 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.037 m, Pres. Thickness 0.002-0.003 m
Condition	Broken on all sides; worn; slightly encrusted.
Description	Single sherd with little curve from thin-walled vessel; has both painted and incised decoration: five rows of vertical scallops, approximately parallel above two inverted triangles, the tips of which touch two almost parallel down-curving lines which surmount three and four vertical strokes, respectively - effect is vaguely similar to the breast and feet of a bird; painted - entire exterior surface has traces of dark (reddish-black?) paint over the design; interior too worn to determine painting.
Fabric Description	Light orange buff clay, soft, fine-textured.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1970031500