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Kafkalla

Tomb 215, P49

Red Polished IV

amphora

Mended rim, neck, handle and body fragment of a small to medium-sized closed vessel, probably an amphora. Ovoid body. Wide neck, tapering to round horizontal mouth with flaring rounded rim. Low vertical handle from mid-neck to shoulder, round in section, inserted through vessel wall at both ends. Slight horizontal groove at neck-base. Deep oval finger impression on top of handle. Disconnected three-line zig-zag on surface of handle. Drawn.

General shape: small closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, neck, handle+body -- Joins: 5 -- Mouth type: round -- Mouth angle: horizontal -- Rim course: flaring -- Rim profile: constant -- Rim end: rounded -- Handle type: low vertical -- Handle section: round -- Handle location: mid neck -- Neck type: upward taper -- Rim diameter - general: <100 -- Diameter - body: 130 -- Wall below rim: 3 -- Wall - body: 5 -- Handle section 1: 11 -- Handle section 2: 10 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Exterior lustre: slight -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR5/6 -- Colour - fabric: 5YR5/6 -- Colour - core: dark -- Texture: very fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: white -- Hardness: medium-hard -- Core presence: thick -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: poor