Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Vessel
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Year Excavated	1971
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Fragment of a Terracotta Vessel, Possible Crucible
Size	Max. Pres. Dimensions 0.124 m x 0.080 m, Pres. Avg. Thickness 0.019 m
Condition	Fragment, broken irregularly on all sides. At one side two fragments have been glued onto the main piece and there is also a fracture on the interior surface. Worn.
Description	Fragment of a coarse vessel, convex in profile. Exterior surface has been smoothed but is still extremely irregular due to coarse texture of clay. Interior surface is extremely rough and heavily burned. At one corner (where there is a crack in the surface) there are traces of bronze embedded into the interior surface, which suggest the use of this vessel as a crucible.
Fabric Description	Coarse, orange terracotta with white impurities. Heavily burned on interior surface.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1971083600