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Kafkalla

Tomb 34, P28

Red Polished Black Top

bowl

Mended base fragment of a small bowl. Rounded base. Fine incised decoration. Three encircling lines at edge of base. On base, vertical wavy line with three wavy lines extending at right angles from it (the centre line intersects, the other two do not). On lower body, crosshatching, part of an unidentifiable motif. Drawn.

General shape: small open -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: base -- Joins: 2 -- Base type: round -- Wall - base: 4 -- Exterior slip: thick -- Interior slip: thick -- Exterior lustre: medium -- Interior lustre: high -- Mottling - interior: none -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR5/8 -- Colour interior: N2.5/ -- Colour - fabric: 10YR6/3 -- Colour - core: dark -- Burnish: even -- Texture: very fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: white -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: thin -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium