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Kafkalla

Tomb 782, P53

Red Polished III

large closed

Handle and neck fragment from a large closed vessel. Half of neck preserved, rim and mouth missing. Tall, medium-wide(?) neck with elongated pierced vertical at neck-body join (possibly one of two). Relief, incised and impressed decoration. On neck, as preserved, six horizontal relief bands, variously decorated. Bands on lower and mid-neck have an incised horizontal zig-zag. Those in between have small punctured dots. Drawn.

General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: handle, neck -- Joins: 1 -- Handle type: pierced lug -- Handle location: lower neck -- Neck type: ? -- Exterior slip: thick -- Exterior lustre: high -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 10R3/6 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR7/4 -- Burnish: even -- Texture: very fine -- Inclusions - number: none -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: rep+inc+imp -- Decoration quality: poor