COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla tis Malis
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 56, P47
Ware:
Red Polished III
Shape:
amphora
Notes:
Rim fragment, apparently from a large closed vessel. Wide flaring neck, round mouth. Very fine quality vessel. Incised decoration on exterior, with some white in-fill. Below rim, two horizontal rows of hatched lozenges between horizontal lines. Drawn.
Description:
General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim -- Joins: 2 -- Mouth type: round -- Mouth angle: horizontal -- Rim course: flaring -- Rim profile: constant -- Rim end: rounded -- Rim diameter - general: 100-200 -- Rim diameter - specific: 130 -- Wall below rim: 5 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: high -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR5/6 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR7/4-6/4 -- Burnish: even -- Texture: very fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: white -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised
