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Kafkalla

Tomb 764, P35

Red Polished III

amphora

Rim, neck and handle fragment, probably from a large closed vessel. Slightly flaring rounded rim. Wide flat vertical handle from the rim, rectangular in section. Handle perforated (twice) or divided into three sections below rim join. Two low plain projections on rim, one to either side of handle join. Incised decoration with white infill. On edge of rim, row of short vertical dashes. Vertical row of short dashes on either side of handle, two-line vertical zigzag at centre of handle. Slipped on interior as preserved. Drawn.

General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, neck, handle -- Joins: 1 -- Rim course: flaring -- Rim profile: constant -- Rim end: rounded -- Handle type: vertical -- Handle section: rectangle -- Handle location: from rim -- Rim projection: single plain -- Wall below rim: 7 -- Wall - body: 8 -- Handle section 1: 18 -- Handle section 2: 70.5 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Exterior lustre: slight -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR4/6 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR5/6 -- Burnish: even -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: black -- Hardness: very soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium