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Kafkalla

Tomb 789, P165

Red Polished III

large closed

Rim and neck fragment from a large closed vessel, probably a jug. Cylindrical neck, probably widening slightly to round horizontal mouth with everted flattened rim (20mm wide). Incised and impressed decoration. On rim end,as preserved, one group of eleven parallel angled lines. On neck, as preserved, vertical three-line zig-zag with sets of three impressed dots at the angles, vertical one-line zig-zag with single dots at the angles and two sets of four angled parallel dashes, arranged in a vertical row. On mid-neck, two small concentric relief circles, the outer one decorated with three grouyps of three parallel angled dashes. Drawn.

General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, neck -- Joins: 1 -- Mouth type: round -- Mouth angle: horizontal -- Rim course: everted -- Rim profile: constant -- Rim end: flattened -- Neck type: cylindrical -- Rim diameter - general: 100-200 -- Rim diameter - specific: 140 -- Wall below rim: 9 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: slight -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 10R4/6 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR7/3 -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small, medium -- Inclusions - colour: grey+wh -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: rel+inc+imp -- Decoration quality: medium