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Kafkalla

Tomb 215, P38

Middle Cypriot Coarse

jar

Mended rim, neck, body, base and handle fragment from a small jar or cooking pot. Globular body, rounded base. Broad neck, widening to round horizontal mouth with straight rounded rim. High vertical handle (probably one of two), round in section, from the rim, not inserted through wall at lower end. Slight horizontal groove at neck base. Single poorly incised, slightly off-centre vertical line on surface of handle. Thin slip on interior and exterior. Many medium-sized white inclusions, visible in section and on both surfaces. Worn and abraded on exterior, particularly on mid and lower body. No evidence of carbon residues. Drawn.

General shape: small closed -- Extent preserved: >1/3 -- Parts: rim, neck, handle+base -- Joins: 31 -- Mouth type: round -- Mouth angle: horizontal -- Rim course: straight -- Rim profile: constant -- Rim end: rounded -- Base type: round -- Handle type: high vertical -- Handle section: oval -- Handle location: from rim -- Neck type: widening -- Rim diameter - general: 100-200 -- Rim diameter - specific: 130 -- Height to rim: 180 -- Height - body: 135 -- Height - maximum diameter: 75 -- Diameter - body: 160 -- Wall below rim: 6 -- Wall - body: 7 -- Wall - base: 7 -- Handle section 1: 19 -- Handle section 2: 15 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Exterior lustre: matt -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 7.5YR5/2, 7.5YR5/3 -- Colour - fabric: 10YR6/4 -- Colour - core: dark -- Texture: medium -- Inclusions - number: many -- Inclusions - size: small, medium -- Inclusions - colour: grey+white -- Hardness: medium-hard -- Core presence: thick -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: poor