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Kafkalla tis Malis

Tomb 56, P50

Red Polished III

large closed

Rim and neck fragment fom a large closed vessel. Tall medium-wide convex-sided neck tapering to round horizontal mouth with everted flattened rim. Incised decoration, executed with two different implements. On neck, as preserved, four groups of two horizontal straight or zig-zag/wavy lines with uneven margins. Between them, a vertical wavy line incised with a wider tool, also with uneven jagged margins. Fine fabric, fired medium-hard to hard, with many white inclusions. Drawn.

General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, neck -- Joins: 2 -- Mouth type: round -- Mouth angle: horizontal -- Rim course: everted -- Rim profile: constant -- Rim end: flattened -- Neck type: upward taper -- Rim diameter - general: 100-200 -- Rim diameter - specific: 100 -- Wall below rim: 8 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: medium -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 7.5YR5/4, 7.5YR5/6 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR5/4-5/6 -- Colour - core: dark -- Burnish: even -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: many -- Inclusions - size: small, medium -- Inclusions - colour: black, white -- Hardness: medium-hard -- Core presence: thick -- Decoration technique: incised