Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Orientalizing
Fabric Category	Red Ware
Object Type	Vessel
Year Excavated	1992
Motif	Rosette Braid
Decorative Technique	Incised Stamped Painted
Vessel Form	Lid
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Redware Lid Fragment
Size	Pres. max. length 0.024 m, pres. max. width 0.035 m, pres. max. thickness 0.006 m
Condition	The preserved portion is broken on two sides, and the surface is worn and pitted.
Description	A portion of a redware lid, roughly triangular in shape, is preserved. The fragment preserves two finished faces with a pronounced curve and a finished rim. On the interior surface there is a rounded ridge, approximately 0.023 m long, 0.004 m high, and 0.003 m thick. From the rounded ridge the surface curves upward to form a rounded ridge. On the exterior the rim slopes down to the decoared surface. Near the rim there is a band of braided decoration, approximately 0.023 m in length and 0.002 m in width. Below the braided band, four parallel incised lines form three bands varying in width from 0.001 m to less than 0.001 m. Below the final incised line a portion of a stamped asterick rosette. Scattered traces of reddish brown paint are preserved on the exterior surface. For similar examples see artifacts 19830045, 19830046, and 19870070.
Fabric Description	Redware
Munsell Color	Surface varies from 5YR 6/4 light reddish brown to 5YR 6/8 reddish yellow, 5YR 6/2 pinkish gray (clay), 2.5YR 4/4 reddish brown (paint)
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1992008800