Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Impasto
Object Type	Textile Related::Spindle Whorl
Motif	Dots
Year Excavated	1966
Decorative Technique	Stamped
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Spindle Whorl
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.019 m, Max. Pres. Diameter 0.026 m, Max. Pres. Diameter of Hole in Bottom 0.0045 m, Max. Pres. Diameter of Hole in Top 0.0035 m
Condition	Surface dull; mouth of top hole worn; base chipped.
Description	A concave area, 0.0145 m in diameter surrounds the hole in the base. The rest of the base slopes up to the point of maximum diameter where it meets the sides of the cone at a definite edge. On this sloping part of the base, a design was stamped four times, the ends of one impression just touching those of its neighbors. The design consists of four rows of squarish dots arranged with the top of the most curved one just reaching the edge of the concave area; the last one barely a curve at all near the edge of the base.
Fabric Description	Fine grained impasto with occasional tiny bits of stone and mica. Fired black on surface; bright orange on interior.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1966017400