COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 772, P37
Ware:
Red Polished III
Shape:
amphora
Notes:
Broad vertical handle fragment from a large closed vessel. Rectangular in section with wide central vertical groove. Incised decoration with traces of white infill. On surface groups of oppositely angled parallel lines. On side one-line zig-zag. Drawn.
Description:
General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: handle, body -- Joins: 1 -- Handle type: vertical -- Handle section: rectangle -- Wall - body: 7 -- Handle section 1: 40 -- Handle section 2: 18 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Exterior lustre: high -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR4/6 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR5/4 -- Colour - core: dark -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: brown -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: thick -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium
