Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Orientalizing
Fabric Category	Bucchero
Object Type	Vessel
Year Excavated	1997
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Decorated Bucchero Handle Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Length 0.022 m, Max. Pres. Height 0.019 m, Max Pres. Thickness 0.005 m
Condition	The fragment is broken on three sides, but preserves portions of one finished edge. The overall surface is slightly worn.
Description	A handle fragment which preserves portions of a decorative design along the convex surface. The design consists of parallel lines of small but individually delineated indentations, which run at approximately a 70 degree angle to the finished edge. Three such registers of indentations run along one break edge while a fourth runs parallel to the finished edge. A slight indication of the vessel carination is evident on the interior of the fragment opposite the three registers of decoration.
Fabric Description	Bucchero
Munsell Color	2.5Y 3/1 very dark gray
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1997017800