Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Bucchero
Object Type	Vessel
Motif	Palmette
Year Excavated	1973
Decorative Technique	Incised Relief
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Fragment of a Bucchero Double Handle
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.067 m, Min. Pres. Width of Plaque 0.031 m, Max. Pres. Width of Exterior Section of Outermost Curve of Wings 0.043 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of plaque 0.007 m
Condition	Fragmentary. Join of two handle sections and finial knob preserved. Plaque broken 0.067 m below tip of finial knob. Exterior section broken just below chin of female figure. Burned.
Description	Fragment of a bucchero double handle, consisting of a vertical interior section and a curved exterior section. They are joined at the top and surmounted by a finial knob, consisting of a bulbous sphere surmounted by a smaller half-sphere. The interior section is in the form of a vertical plaque, which tapers in the middle. It is decorated with a large voluted palmette, placed above the remnants of a second. The exterior section preserves a human head in high relief. Two large almond-shaped eyes, carefully incised, with pupils indicated in high relief; a wide, flat nose; short, thick lips; and a heavy rounded chin make up the facial features. The face is bordered on both sides by curving wings, which extend to eye level.
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=PC1973028000