Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Clay
Object Type	Vessel
Vessel Form	Flask
Year Excavated	1968
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Possible Oil Flask*
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.161 m, Max. Pres. Height above Shoulder 0.047 m, Max. Pres. Height of Foot 0.008 m, Max. Pres. Diameter 0.062 m, Max. Pres. Diameter of Shoulder 0.057 m, Max. Pres. Diameter of Mouth 0.032 m
Condition	Complete except for small chips in foot. Broken at handle and neck; cracked.
Description	A single-handled oil flask. The mouth flares out from the neck, which flares out again approx. at its midpoint, where the flat handle is attached. The shoulders are almost flat and defined by an edge where the handle is attached and from which the body of the vase curves in then out again to form the widest diameter near the bottom. It resembles a cross between a lekythos and an alabastron.
Fabric Description	Orange-brown clay.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1968001000