COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 789, P167
Ware:
Red Polished III
Shape:
jug
Notes:
Neck, handle and body fragment from a large jug. Narrow cylindrical neck. Low vertical handle from mid-neck, round in section, inserted through wall at lower end with substantial tenon. Three sets of oppositely angled parallel lines on surface of handle. Drawn.
Description:
General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: handle, neck, body -- Joins: 1 -- Handle type: low vertical -- Handle section: round -- Handle location: below rim -- Neck type: cylindrical -- Wall - body: 5 -- Handle section 1: 22 -- Handle section 2: 22 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: slight -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR3/6 -- Colour - fabric: 5YR5/6 -- Colour - core: dark -- Texture: fine -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: thick -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium
