Detail View: DeneiaArchive:

Kafkalla

Tomb 789, P12

Red Polished III

anthropomorphic

Large, well-made, plank-shaped figure. Head, central area of upper body and third of lower body missing. Full width and height of body preserved. Mended from five fragments. Decoration: on lower body, horizontal row of hatched lozenges between five horizontal lines above and below. On upper body, a four-stranded necklace, comprised of curved lines with some overlying impressed dots. To either side, a single long diagonal line from the shoulder, each with three impressed dots (at top, bottom and mid-point of line). Between, a horizontal row of plain lozenges. To each side, a narrow framed crosshatched band. On shoulder, six parallel horizontal lines. On edges, vertical zigzag on upper body. On rear, two horizontal rows of framed hatched lozenges between multiple lines (five on lower bpdy, six on upper body). Five-line zigzag indicating hair, as preserved. On each shoulder multiple short horizontal lines. Possible traces of white in-fill. Height to shoulder 160. Width 108. Preserved weight 204.8g. Drawn.

General shape: figurine -- Extent preserved: >2/3 -- Joins: 5 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: medium -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR4/6 -- Colour - fabric: 10YR7/3 -- Burnish: even -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: black, white, red -- Hardness: soft -- Core presence: none