COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla tis Malis
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 56, P26
Ware:
Black Polished
Shape:
spindle whorl
Notes:
Almost half of a globular/biconical whorl. Rounded profile with maximum diameter slightly above the mid-point. Terminals worn. Incised decoration. Oppositely angled sets of three parallel lines on each half of whorl. Ht 35mm. Maximum diameter 35+mm. Width of perforation at one terminal 10 to 11mm. Width of perforation at centre 8.5mm. Preserved weight 15g. Estimated complete weight 35g. Fired soft to medium-soft. Drawn.
Description:
Extent preserved: >1/3 -- Exterior slip: worn -- Exterior lustre: ? -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR2.5/0 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR6/4 -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small, medium -- Inclusions - colour: red, white -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised