Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Terracotta
Object Type	Vessel
Vessel Form	Pithos
Year Excavated	1988
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Pithos Base with Grain Impression
Size	Max. Pres. Diameter 0.375 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of base at edge 0.028 m, Max. Pres. Height of wall 0.097 m, Max. Pres. Length of grain impression 0.070 m
Condition	Base is reconstructed from five fragments. It preserves no finished edges. The surfaces are well preserved. The preserved portion of the wall is blackened on the interior from uneven firing.
Description	Fragment is circular and has been broken in half. The bottom surface is slightly concave, while the top surface is convex and slopes downward to the outer edge of the base before rising up to meet the vessel walls. A small portion of the interior vessel wall preserves a steep curve up from the base. An impression of a head of wheat is preserved roughly in the center of the top surface of the base.
Fabric Description	Murlo terracotta
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1988015400