COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 781, P22
Ware:
White Painted IV
Shape:
small closed
Notes:
Shoulder and upper body fragment from a medium-sized closed vessel. Vertical handle broken off at lower attachment point. Decorated in fugitive matt black paint, very poorly preserved. Vertical framed crosshatched band below handle. Sides of vessel occupied by vertical panels bordered by vertical lines. Within, horizontal rows of crosshatched lozenges alternating with two-line solid cheqer bands(?). Not drawn.
Description:
General shape: small closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: body, handle -- Joins: 1 -- Handle type: vertical -- Handle section: oval -- Wall - body: 6 -- Exterior slip: worn -- Exterior lustre: matt -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 10YR6/4 -- Colour - fabric: 5Y7/2 -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: grey -- Hardness: medium-hard -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: painted -- Decoration quality: poor
