Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Clay
Object Type	Vessel
Decorative Technique	Painted
Year Excavated	1968
Vessel Form	Vase
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Vase Fragment, Handle
Size	Max. Pres. Hieght of backing 0.100 m, Max. Pres. Width of Backing 0.101 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of backing 0.013 m, Max. Pres. Width of handle 0.083 m, Pres. Thickness of handle 0.011-0.013 m
Condition	Preserves rim fragment of vase with complete handle. Chipped and heavily worn.
Description	Same type of handle as 19680160, but plainer. Instead of an attached head, there is merely a hollow curved projection. The hole in the vase rim is (the "backing") 0.030 m by 0.040 m; the thickened part of the rim is 0.021 m thick. The rim is flattened on top. When the vase was complete, the handle would have projected from the vase at a downward slant. There are blackened areas on the handle and several dark brown areas that may be traces of paint.
Fabric Description	Coarse clay with bits of stone, fired orange brown.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1968037700