COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 789, P8
Ware:
Black Polished
Shape:
spindle whorl
Notes:
Biconical whorl with rounded contour. Part of perforation and broad flat terminal preserved. Traces of slip remaining. Incised decoration. Two horizontal rows of linked lozenges with dashed fill on body. Four short parallel angled lines, as preserved, on terminal. Height 36. Preserved width 32. Preserved weight 13.5g. Drawn.
Description:
Extent preserved: >1/3 -- Joins: 1 -- Exterior slip: worn -- Exterior lustre: ? -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: ? -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR6/6 -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small, medium -- Inclusions - colour: black, white, red -- Hardness: soft