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Kafkalla

Tomb 789, P241

Red Polished Black Top

bowl

Joining and non-joining rim, body, base and handle fragments from a small bowl. Incurved, almost pointed rim, downsloping toward interior. Rounded base. Small pierced lug handle at rim; second plain lug at rim (opposite?). At least one low double rim projection. Fine incised decoration. On interior, below pierced lug, short parallel angled lines. On exterior below rim, horizontal row of plain lozenges above three parallel horizontal lines. On body, crossing ladder bands; three- and four-line concentric semicircles attached to the lowest of the three horizontal lines and the ladder bands; angled rows of plain lozenges. On base three three-line concentric circle motifs (slightly more broadly incised than other lines) enclosed by ladder bands. Drawn. Sampled by Maria Dikomitou, 2006.

General shape: small open -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, handle, body, base -- Joins: 25 -- Rim course: incurved -- Rim profile: thinning -- Rim end: rounded -- Base type: round -- Handle type: pierced lug -- Handle location: from rim -- Rim projection: double plain -- Rim diameter - general: 100-200 -- Rim diameter - specific: 160 -- Wall below rim: 6 -- Wall - body: 6 -- Wall - base: 5 -- Exterior slip: thick -- Interior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: high -- Interior lustre: slight -- Mottling - interior: none -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: N2.5/, 2.5YR4/6 -- Colour interior: N2.5/ -- Burnish: even -- Texture: very fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: red, white -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium