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Kafkalla

Tomb 34, P89

Late Cypriot Coarse

jar

Rim and neck fragment of a small closed vessel, probably a jar. Short broad somewhat concave-sided neck. Round or oval horizontal mouth with slightly flaring rim, flattened and downsloping toward exterior with a slight indent. Surface smoothed and apparently covered with a thin pinkish-orange slip. Fragment broken cleanly at neck-body join. Rim decorated with (finger?) impressions on outer edge. Inner edge almost pointed. Reddish-brown fabric with thick dark inner core. Neck Ht 30mm. Drawn.

General shape: small closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, neck -- Joins: 1 -- Mouth type: round -- Mouth angle: horizontal -- Rim course: flaring -- Rim profile: constant -- Rim end: flattened -- Neck type: concave -- Rim diameter - general: <100 -- Rim diameter - specific: 90 -- Wall below rim: 6 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Exterior lustre: matt -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 5YR6/6 -- Colour - fabric: 2.5YR4/6 -- Colour - core: light -- Texture: medium -- Inclusions - number: many -- Inclusions - size: small, medium -- Inclusions - colour: black, white -- Hardness: hard -- Core presence: thick -- Decoration technique: impressed -- Decoration quality: poor