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Kafkalla

Tomb 215, P17

Black Slip II

small closed

Neck and body fragment of a small closed vessel, probably a juglet. Narrow upward-tapering neck. Ovoid body, probably rounded base. Lug on shoulder at front of vessel, divided in two by a deep central vertical incision. Slip almost entirely worn away, remaining primarily in impressions. Additional clay on interior at neck/body join. Incised and impressed decoration. On lower neck, horizontal incised line with a horizontal row of small impressed dots above and below. On body, below lug, vertical incised line with a vertical row of small impressed dots to either side. To either side of lug, three vertical incised lines. On each side of body, three horizontal incised lines on shoulder, mid-body and lower body. In between, on upper body, horizontal incised line with a horizontal row of impressed dots above and below. Drawn.

General shape: small closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: neck, body -- Joins: 3 -- Neck type: upward taper -- Lug number: 1 -- Wall - body: 4 -- Exterior slip: worn -- Exterior lustre: matt -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: N3/ -- Colour - fabric: 10YR7/4 -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: black -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: imp+inc -- Decoration quality: medium