COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 763, P46
Ware:
Red Polished III
Shape:
jug
Notes:
Vertical handle and small area of rim and body from a medium to large jug. Handle oval section with low double projection (thumb grip) at apex. Not inserted through wall at lower end. Probably wide everted mouth rim. Incised decoration on handle and body. On handle, four-line vertical zig-zag. On body, to side of handle, two angled lines, part of an unidentifiable motif. Drawn.
Description:
General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: handle, rim, body -- Joins: 1 -- Mouth type: round -- Mouth angle: horizontal -- Rim end: rounded -- Handle type: high vertical -- Handle section: oval -- Handle location: from rim -- Handle projection present -- Rim diameter - general: <100 -- Wall - body: 7 -- Handle section 1: 18 -- Handle section 2: 23 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: medium -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR4/6 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR6/6 -- Colour - core: light -- Burnish: even -- Texture: very fine -- Inclusions - number: medium -- Inclusions - size: small, medium -- Inclusions - colour: black, white -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: thin -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium
