Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Impasto
Object Type	Vessel
Motif	Female
Year Excavated	1973
Decorative Technique	Incised Molded
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Impasto Handle Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.043 m, Max. Pres. Width at wing spirals 0.037 m
Condition	Top of a double handle preserving knob and female face (probably exterior part as curved profile reveals). Diagonal fracture across the face from nose to neck marks lower extremity. Attachment scar below knob for juncture to interior. Burned.
Description	Top of a double handle preserving round, cone-shaped knob of two layers and a female face below. The curve of the face shows that it must be part of the exterior half of the handle. The face, broken diagonally below the nose, is molded and shows two incised almond-shaped eyes. It is bordered on both sides by hair. On each side of the head at eye level there are two spirals (the tips of wings). There is an attachment scar below the knob, presumably the juncture of the interior section.
Fabric Description	Impasto. Fine grain. Burned black to brown.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1973027300