Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Bucchero
Object Type	Vessel
Motif	Female
Year Excavated	1972
Decorative Technique	Incised Molded Relief
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Bucchero Handle, Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.110 m, Max. Pres. Width (through shoulders) 0.038 m
Condition	Glued from five fragments. Broken across bottom just below the arms; back of woman has slivered away. Face of warrior knocked off; chip in crest of helmet; broken below nape of neck. Slightly encrusted. Burned.
Description	Fragmentary bucchero handle in the form of a winged, frontal woman topped by the head of a helmeted warrior serving as a finial. The molded body of the female figure is roughly rectangular in shape and flat; the wings begin at her waist and extend up to the neck, gradually widening; at chin level they taper and curl inwards, leaving two small cut-out areas between the hair and wings. The hair is parted in the middle, and forms two long tresses, each with an incised line down the center, which extends to the lower fracture. She clutches the tresses in her hands, now worn away; the arms are bent at the elbows. The head is in higher relief than the rest of the body; the face is long and shows two incised almond-shaped eyes (one larger than the other), a large, broad nose, thick lips, and a prominent chin. Behind the head and above is the head of a helmeted warrior, serving as a finial. The face has chipped away.
Fabric Description	Bucchero, fine grain, burned black to orange.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1972032000