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Kafkalla

Tomb 789, P47

Black Polished

bowl

Non-joining rim and body fragments from a small bowl. Incurved rounded rim. Incised decoration with some white in-fill. Below rim three parallel horizontal lines. On upper body equidistant two-line concentric circle motifs. In between a double-framed horizontal crosshatched band or two horizontal rows of three hatched lozenges. On lower body, equidistant two-line concentric circle motifs, interspersed with two vertical crosshatched panels (double-framed to one side only) and double-framed vertical panel with two vertical rows of hatched lozenges. Around edge of base horizontal crosshatched band. Drawn.

General shape: small open -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, body -- Joins: 5 -- Rim course: incurved -- Rim profile: constant -- Rim end: rounded -- Rim diameter - general: 100-200 -- Rim diameter - specific: 110 -- Wall below rim: 5 -- Wall - body: 6 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Interior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: high -- Interior lustre: high -- Mottling - interior: none -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: N2.5/ -- Colour interior: N2.5/ -- Colour - fabric: N4 -- Burnish: even -- Texture: very fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: white -- Hardness: soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: high