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Kafkalla tis Malis

Tomb 55, P80

Red Polished III

Rim and body fragment from a large bowl. Deep conical body. Slightly incurving rounded rim. Large, probably elongated vertical lug at and below the rim, broken away. Low projection on rim to side of lug. Relief, incised and impressed decoration. Four parallel angled incisions (or impressions) on rim projection. Below rim, horizontal wavy line (without impressions). Below, horizontal relief line with small regularly spaced circular impressions; below, horizontal wavy line (without impressions). Drawn.

Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, body+handle -- Joins: 1 -- Rim course: incurved -- Rim profile: constant -- Rim end: rounded -- Handle type: plain vert lug -- Handle location: from rim -- Rim projection: single plain -- Rim diameter - general: 300-400 -- Wall - body: 11 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Interior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: matt -- Interior lustre: medium -- Mottling - interior: none -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR5/6 -- Colour interior: 2.5YR5/6 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR5/6 -- Colour - core: dark -- Burnish: even -- Texture: medium -- Inclusions - number: medium -- Inclusions - size: small, medium -- Inclusions - colour: black, white -- Hardness: medium-hard -- Core presence: thick -- Decoration technique: rep+inc+imp