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Kafkalla

Tomb 185, P11

Red Polished Black Top

bowl

Joining and non-joining rim, body, handle and base fragments from a small bowl. Incurving rounded rim. Small pierced lug handle at the rim. Thin incised decoration. Below rim, horizontal row of partially double-framed, hatched lozenges between double horizontal lines. On body, as preserved, a five- or more line concentric circle motif, horizontal wavy lines, a two-line horizontal zig-zag and a hatched chequerboard(?). On edge of base six encircling lines. On base, crossing wavy lines. Drawn.

General shape: small open -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, handle, body, base -- Joins: 6 -- Rim course: incurved -- Rim profile: thinning -- Rim end: rounded -- Base type: round -- Handle type: pierced lug -- Handle location: from rim -- Rim diameter - general: 100-200 -- Rim diameter - specific: 180 -- Wall below rim: 4 -- Wall - body: 5 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Interior slip: thick -- Exterior lustre: medium -- Interior lustre: medium -- Mottling - interior: none -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: N2.5/, 5YR5/6 -- Colour interior: N2.5/ -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR7/3 -- Burnish: even -- Texture: very fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: grey -- Hardness: soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium