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Kafkalla

Tomb 789, P131

Red Polished IV

bowl

Mended, almost complete bowl. Four pairs of plain low rim projections evenly spaced around rim. Base irregularly flattened and not central so vessel sits on an angle (Ht 47 to 60). Mouth irregular ovoid (166 by 158). Very small plain lug just below rim between rim projections. Very fine surface treatment. Base only slightly flattened, very broad and not demarcated from body. Drawn.

General shape: small open -- Extent preserved: >2/3 -- Parts: rim, handle, body, base -- Joins: 12 -- Rim course: incurved -- Rim profile: thinning -- Rim end: rounded -- Base type: flat -- Handle type: plain lug -- Handle location: below rim -- Rim projection: double plain -- Rim diameter - general: 100-200 -- Rim diameter - specific: 160 -- Height - full: 60 -- Height to rim: 60 -- Height - maximum diameter: 55 -- Diameter - base: 80 -- Wall below rim: 3 -- Wall - body: 5 -- Wall - base: 7 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Interior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: high -- Interior lustre: high -- Mottling - interior: none -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR5/6 -- Colour interior: 2.5YR5/6 -- Colour - fabric: 5YR6/6 -- Colour - core: dark -- Burnish: even -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: white -- Hardness: medium-hard -- Core presence: thin