Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Orientalizing
Fabric Category	Bucchero
Object Type	Vessel
Year Excavated	1971
Motif	Geometric
Decorative Technique	Molded
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Molded Bucchero Handle
Size	Max. Pres. Height Approx. 0.183 m, Max. Pres. Width at Body of Vessel 0.055 m, Max. Pres. Width Through Center of Handle Flat Section 0.025 m, Max. Pres. Depth 0.060 m, Max. Pres. Depth Through Only Lower Section 0.031 m, Max. Pres. Width of Upper Section 0.056 m, Max. Pres. Thickness: Bottom 0.007 m, Top 0.004 m, Finial: Max. Pres. Height 0.016 m, Max. Pres. Diameter 0.017 m
Condition	Almost entire, glued from four fragments; chipped, scratched, slightly encrusted; burnt.
Description	High bucchero handle molded in sharp contours and rounded geometric shapes preserves small section of body of its vessel, apparently molded with bulging walls. Handle is composed of flat section set at perpendicular planes: a long, flat loop, slightly wider at bottom ends and rectangular in section has another flat section, 0.091 m high, set perpendicular to the loop - upper section has a rounded, pointed outline, with a finial on top of it - finial is rounded, bead-like shape with small, tapered point on top. All surfaces exemetly smooth.
Fabric Description	Bucchero - burnt mottled gray to orange; very hard, preserves some glossy finish.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1971054400