COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 782, P16
Ware:
Black Polished
Shape:
small closed
Notes:
Joining and non-joining neck, body and base fragments from a small closed vessel. Piriform body, rounded base. Broad neck. Incised decoration with traces of white infill. Three horizontal lines at neck-base and around edge of base. Angled lines, part of an unidentifiable motif on neck. On body, broad vertical double-framed bands of interleaved triangles and vertical four-line zig-zags with isolated one- and two-line concentric circles in between. Surface worn. Drawn.
Description:
General shape: small closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: handle, neck, body -- Joins: 3 -- Base type: round -- Wall - body: 7 -- Wall - base: 6 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: high -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: N2.5/ -- Colour - fabric: N4/ -- Colour - core: light -- Burnish: even -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: grey -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: thick -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium
