Cemetery:
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Kafkalla
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Tomb and Item:
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Tomb 789, P3
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Ware:
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Black Polished
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Shape:
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spindle whorl
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Notes:
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Truncated biconical whorl with sharp carination toward one terminal. Broken across perforation. Surface very worn. No slip remaining. No wear/abrasion on terminals. Incised decoration. Disconnected three-line zigzag on body. Horizontal line above carination. Two-line disconnected zigzag on broad terminal, which is convex. Height 39mm. Maximum preserved diameter 38mm. Diameter of perforation 10mm. Preserved weight 21.33g (estimated complete weight 44g). Drawn.
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Description:
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Extent preserved: >1/3 -- Joins: 1 -- Exterior slip: worn -- Colour - exterior: ? -- Colour - fabric: 10YR4/3 -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: black, white -- Hardness: soft -- Core presence: none
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