COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 763, P53
Ware:
Red Polished III
Shape:
amphora
Notes:
Lower neck, handle and upper body fragment from a medium-sized amphora. Large pierced lug handle from lower neck to shoulder. Surface red-brown, shading to grey on neck and handle. Broad horizontal indent at neck base. Many white and a few brown inclusions. Not decorated. Drawn.
Description:
General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: handle, neck, body -- Joins: 1 -- Handle type: pierced lug -- Handle location: lower neck -- Wall - body: 5 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: medium -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 5YR5/4, 5YR4/1 -- Colour - fabric: 5YR6/4 -- Colour - core: light -- Burnish: even -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: many -- Inclusions - size: small, medium -- Inclusions - colour: white, brown -- Hardness: medium-hard -- Core presence: thick
