Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Chronology	Securely Orientalizing
Fabric Category	Bucchero
Object Type	Vessel
Year Excavated	1971
Motif	Gorgon Tongue
Decorative Technique	Incised Relief
Vessel Form	Bowl
Fragment Noted	false
Object Type (notes)	Bucchero Bowl with One Handle
Size	Max. Pres. Height 0.140 m, Max. Pres. Diameter of Bowl 0.113 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of Bowl 0.005 m, Max. Pres. Thickness of Handle at Base 0.006 m
Condition	Missing part of interior portion of handle, part of wall and base of bowl, plus all of rim.
Description	Bucchero bowl preserving part of one handle, and part of curved wall on curved base with interior depression; carination marked by two parallel ridges. Top of handle is a round and pointed solid finial; exterior portion of handle is a flat, thin, curved section set at right angle to the loop section. On interior portion is preserved a thin vertical section broken at bottom and now squrare in outline - on outer face is a small relief and incised gorgon face with irregular almond eyes, large nose, semi-circular mouth with two fangs in each side, raised round cheeks, protruding tongue with vertical groove, and vertical incisions at tip to indicate hair.
Fabric Description	Bucchero with traces of glossy finish.
Has note	The Poggio Civitate Excavation Project website originally included this object at this address: http://www.poggiocivitate.org/catalog/viewartifactcatalog.asp?fid=PC1971055300