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Cemetery:
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Kafkalla tis Malis
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Tomb and Item:
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Tomb 56, P26
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Ware:
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Black Polished
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Shape:
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spindle whorl
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Notes:
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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.
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Description:
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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
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