COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 782, P1
Ware:
Black Polished
Shape:
spindle whorl
Notes:
Approximately one third of a disk-shaped whorl. Incised decoration on one face only. Circle with three internal horizontal lines, three concentric chevrons and parts of several indistinguishable motifs. Original diameter c. 65mm. Thickness at perimeter 4mm, at centre 10mm. PresWt 10.5. Drawn.
Description:
Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Joins: 1 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: medium -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: N2.5/ -- Colour - fabric: 5YR4/1 -- Burnish: even -- Texture: very fine -- Inclusions - number: none -- Hardness: soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium
