Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Vessel
Motif	Bird
Year Excavated	1970
Decorative Technique	Molded
Vessel Form	Krater
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Krater (?) Handle Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.127 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.120 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of Rim 0.025 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of Body 0.016 m, Max. Pres. Design Height 0.099 m, Max. Pres. Length 0.075 m
Condition	Single sherd; broken on all four sides, chipped and cracking.
Description	Sherd preserves top and part of side edges of handle area of very large krater-type vessel: wall thickens at bottom for possibly shoulder; shape is molded with flat interior raised continuous ridge around rim, with raised low knob on top of rim at corner where rim curves downward; preserves molded decoration on front of surface: large flying bird, possibly dove, or bird of prey: rounded head and pointed beak are thrust out and to the right from thick, rounded body with heavy, broad tail (partially broken), thrust forward from junction of body and tail are claws or talons visible as thick, sharply curved crescent; wings are stretched out behind body (to left), almost horizontal across the top, and slightly curving below - general shape is almost rectangular, only detail visible is set of two parallel horizontal grooves on wings.
Fabric Description	Terracotta, light orange, similar to Murlo architectural terracotta.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1970028900