COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 763, P43
Ware:
Red Polished IV
Shape:
jug
Notes:
Rim, neck and handle fragment from a medium-sized jug. Cutaway mouth (mostly missing). Medium-wide neck. Vertical handle, round in section from mid to upper neck (not fully preserved). Very small unpierced lug on upper neck on front of vessel. Relief and incised decoration. Horizontal band in low relief on upper neck, incised with angled lines or a two-line zig-zag. Below, on remainder of neck, two horizontal three-line zig-zags with three horizontal parallel lines above and three below (not continuing below handle). Incision possibly executed with a multiple tool. On upper handle, as preserved, a horizontal band in low relief below two parallel incised angled lines. Drawn.
Description:
General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, neck, handle -- Joins: 1 -- Mouth type: cut-away -- Rim course: flaring -- Rim profile: thinning -- Rim end: rounded -- Handle type: low vertical -- Handle section: round -- Handle location: mid neck -- Neck type: upward taper -- Lug type: unpierced -- Lug number: 1 -- Wall below rim: 5 -- Handle section 1: 18.2 -- Handle section 2: 15.7 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Exterior lustre: matt -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR4/4 -- Colour - fabric: 2.5YR5/6 -- Colour - core: dark -- Burnish: even -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: medium -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: white, brown, grey -- Hardness: very hard -- Core presence: thick -- Decoration technique: rel+inc -- Decoration quality: medium
