Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Vessel
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Three Fragments of a Terracotta Vessel (Crucible)
Size
Condition	Three fragments of a terracotta vessel, including two rim pieces (FragmentsA and B) and a convex body piece (Fragment C). Heavily burned on interior surface. Worn, encrusted in spots.
Description	Three fragments of a coarse terracotta vessel; there are two rim pieces and a convex body fragment. The exteriors of all threee pieces are rough and completely irregular, and in addition are heavily burned. All three pieces show bits of bronze embedded into the interior surface, which suggest that this vase was employed as a crucible.
Fabric Description	A coarse, orange terracotta with numerous impurities.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1971083900