COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 764, P22
Ware:
Red Polished III
Shape:
large closed
Notes:
Rim and handle fragment, probably from a medium to large closed vessel. Everted flattened rim. Vertical handle from the rim, rectangular in section. Incised decoration. On handle, vertical row of hatched lozenges. Drawn.
Description:
General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, handle -- Joins: 1 -- Mouth type: round -- Mouth angle: horizontal -- Rim course: everted -- Rim profile: thinning -- Rim end: flattened -- Handle type: vertical -- Handle section: rectangle -- Handle location: from rim -- Handle section 1: 12 -- Handle section 2: 17 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Exterior lustre: slight -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR4/8 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR8/3 -- Colour - core: dark -- Burnish: even -- Texture: very fine -- Inclusions - number: none -- Hardness: hard -- Core presence: thin -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium
