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Kafkalla

Tomb 772, P25

Black Polished

juglet

Non-joining rim/neck and body/base fragments of a small juglet. Probably globular body, rounded base. Narrow neck tapering to low cutaway mouth. Small pierced lug handle at rim. Most of neck and mouth black with area of dark brown to red on rim. Body red-brown with large areas of black on base and lower body. Fine incised decoration with white infill. On neck and mouth two groups of four and one of five horizontal lines. Six parallel horizontal lines around edge of base, overlain at intervals with three parallel vertical lines. On lower body, as preserved, two- or more line concentric circle motif (broadly incised), vertical framed ladder band and horizontal row of plain lozenges. Drawn.

General shape: small closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, neck, body, base -- Joins: 2 -- Mouth type: cut-away -- Rim course: straight -- Rim profile: thinning -- Rim end: rounded -- Base type: round -- Handle type: pierced lug -- Handle location: from rim -- Neck type: upward taper -- Wall - body: 5 -- Wall - base: 7 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Exterior lustre: slight -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 10R3/4, N2.5/, 5YR4/6 -- Colour - fabric: 10YR7/4 -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: red -- Hardness: soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: high