Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Bucchero
Object Type	Vessel
Decorative Technique	Stamped
Year Excavated	1989
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	true
Object Type (notes)	Bucchero Strap Handle Fragment
Size	Max. Pres. Length 0.057 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.036 m, Max. Pres. Thickness 0.007 m
Condition	Handle is broken across the top and bottom. The right edge is chipped and the left preserves a finished surface.
Description	The outer surface preserves five transverse, stamped bands of decoration surmounted by four vertical grooves (of which only the lower portion are preserved). The stamps are irregularly spaced. The top row preserves five small concentric rings. The second row preserves four asterisk rosettes. The third row contains two stylized hooked crosses set within a depressed square. The fourth row, containing the largest decoration, preserves three opposed concentric triangles. Forming a lozenge. The fifth row contains five smaller lozenges of which the lower portions are missing.
Fabric Description	Bucchero
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1989013100