Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Impasto
Object Type	Vessel
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Year Excavated	2001
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Impasto Handle Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.069 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.032 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.012 m
Condition	The preserved portion is broken at both ends. The surface is worn with pitting.
Description	A portion of an impasto handle is preserved. The fragment preserves a gentle curve, two faces, and two sides. At one end the fragment is slightly flared which perhaps indicates the attachment point to the vessel. One side is rounded while the other side has a slight ridge running along its length. On the exterior face of the handle, there is a depression, approximately 0.011 m wide, running down the middle of the fragment creating a rounded ridge on each side. One ridge is gently rounded while the other has a more pronounced curve with a slightly ridge running along the top.
Fabric Description	Impasto
Munsell Color	Surface 5YR 6/6 reddish yellow, Clay 7.5YR 7/6 reddish yellow
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC2001008600