Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Bucchero
Object Type	Vessel
Motif	Flower Tongue
Year Excavated	1972
Decorative Technique	Incised
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Buccheroid Handle Finial, Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Length 0.051 m, Max. Pres. Height 0.055 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of handle 0.019 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of finial 0.008 m
Condition	Restored from six fragments; broken across flower and at side and end of handle; scar at lower left corner of front of finial; worn and slightly encrusted.
Description	Fragmentary buccheroid handle finial preserving about 3/4 of the rounded finial decorated with an incised flower with a rounded center and tongue-like petals; the finial is attached perpendicularly to a curved backer which preserves a scar on the top for the attachment of the handle; the front of the finial preserves a diagonal scar in the lower left corner for the attachment of the rim.
Fabric Description	Buccheroid
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1972028700