Cemetery:
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Mali
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Tomb and Item:
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Tomb 172, P4
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Ware:
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Red Polished III
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Shape:
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large closed
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Notes:
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Body fragment from a medium to large closed vessel. Fine incised decoration with white in-fill. Six-row hatched chequer panel, probably vertical, beside curved area of hatching, part of a larger motif. Drawn.
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Description:
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General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: body -- Joins: 1 -- Wall - body: 7 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: high -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR5/6 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR6/4 -- Colour - core: light -- Burnish: even -- Texture: very fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: black, white -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: thin -- Decoration technique: incised
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