Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Fabric Category	Impasto
Object Type	Vessel
Decorative Technique	Molded
Year Excavated	1996
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Impasto Leg
Size	Max. Pres. Length 0.074 m, Max. Pres. Diameter 0.023 m, Max. Pres. Width 0.029 m
Condition	Reconstructed with plaster from two pieces. Broken at one end. Surface is generally well preserved, but slightly worn.
Description	Portion of the leg of an impasto vessel. Leg preserves a flat surface on a slight angle at the finished end. The leg itself is a roughly cylindrical shaft. The shaft is irregular and apparently hand molded. The surface has a flattened planes running along the length of the leg indicating burnishing. At the broken end, the leg flares out slightly to join to the vessel. None of the interior of the vessel is preserved. The biscuit is bichrome, with a pale brown changing to a dark brown abruptly, perhaps indicating that the exterior of the leg was built around a core.
Fabric Description	Impasto
Munsell Color	Exterior 10YR 6.2 light brown gray, Interior Biscuit 2.5Y 3/1 very dark gray
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1996008800