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Kafkalla

Tomb 763, P40

Black Polished

bowl

Joining and non-joining rim, body and base fragments from a small bowl. Rounded base. Incurving rounded rim. Very thin, fine incised decoration, apparently executed, variously, with a two and a three-pronged tool. Not standard BP (brownish tinge to slip, harder fired, more thinly incised, larger vessel size). Below rim, double wavy line, executed with a two-pronged tool. On upper body eight horizontal lines, executed in groups of two with a two-pronged tool. On lower body, a three- to four-line horizontal zig-zag (four on up lines, three on down lines). Around edge of base six horizontal lines, executed in groups of three by a three-pronged tool. Drawn.

General shape: small open -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, body, base -- Joins: 12 -- Rim course: incurved -- Rim profile: thinning -- Rim end: rounded -- Base type: round -- Rim diameter - general: 100-200 -- Rim diameter - specific: 160 -- Wall below rim: 3 -- Wall - body: 5 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Interior slip: thin -- Exterior lustre: slight -- Interior lustre: slight -- Mottling - interior: none -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 7.5YR2.5/1 -- Colour interior: 7.5YR2.5/1 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR4/1 -- Burnish: even -- Texture: very fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: grey -- Hardness: medium-hard -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium