COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 763, P3
Ware:
Black Polished
Shape:
spindle whorl
Notes:
Half of a conical whorl. Carinated toward upper terminal. Surface worn with small area of lustrous slip remaining. No obvious wear at perforation. Incised decoration. Horizontal line at carination. Above, oppositely angled sets of four parallel lines. Similar decoration on upper, broad terminal. Below carination two vertical rows of framed dashes. To either side angled lines, part of an unidentifiable motif. Height 29. Preserved diameter 39 (close to full diameter). Diameter of perforation 12 at terminals, 10 at the centre. Preserved weight 15.3g. Drawn.
Description:
Extent preserved: >1/3 -- Joins: 1 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: medium -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR2.5/0 -- Colour - fabric: 10YR7/3 -- Burnish: even -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: medium -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: red, white -- Hardness: soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium
