Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Clay
Object Type	Vessel
Decorative Technique	Incised Inscribed
Year Excavated	1977
Vessel Form	Globular pot
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Impasto Globular Pot
Condition	Restored. Approximately half the base and side walls are preserved, as well as almost entire rim.
Description	An impasto, globular pot with flat base, slightly concave on underside, from which spring thick outward-curving walls. The steep curve of the side walls continues to the shoulder where they then curve abruptly inward to form a tall inverted rim. The area between the shoulder and the rim is decorated with three horizontal grooves which run parallel to each other around the pot. An area on the side walls about mid-way up from the base has an incision consisting of a vertical line crossed by four horizontal lines, including one at the termination of the vertical line above. Inscription of "X" on bottom.
Fabric Description	A fairly coarse orange clay shading to a dark brown as it approaches surface; large white bits and other smaller impurities. Exterior surface is fired to tones ranging from dark brown to a light orange, particularly on the base.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1977011700