Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Orientalizing
Fabric Category	Bucchero
Object Type	Vessel
Year Excavated	1999
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Bucchero Handle
Size	Max. Pres. Length 0.097 m, Max. Pres. Height 0.062 m, Max. Pres Width 0.008 m
Condition	The fragment is a join of two individual pieces. The handle is broken at the attachment point to the vessel as well as midway through its length. The surface is in good condition, with only minor surface chipping and wear.
Description	The fragment preserves portions of a thick bucchero handle and portions of the body at the attachment point. The handle tapers in height from 0.035 m to approximately 0.020 m at the break edge. It attaches to the body portions at a relatively flat angle. The interior of the body preserves a narrow ridge the runs along the length of the fragment, directly opposite the handle attachment point.
Fabric Description	Bucchero Handle Fragment
Munsell Color	2.5Y 8/1 black
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1999008800