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Kafkalla

Tomb 789, P281

Red Polished III

jug

Fragment of vertical handle from a medium-sized jug with a wide everted mouth rim. Oval/rectangular in section. Incised decoration on handle and rim. On surface of handle a vertical row of hatched lozenges, continuing onto mouth rim. To either side, on mouth rim, parallel angled lines, parts of unidentifiable motifs. Drawn.

General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, handle -- Joins: 1 -- Mouth type: round -- Mouth angle: horizontal -- Rim course: everted -- Rim end: flattened -- Handle type: vertical -- Handle section: oval -- Handle location: from rim -- Handle section 1: 14 -- Handle section 2: 13 -- Exterior slip: worn -- Exterior lustre: slight -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 10R4/6 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR7/4 -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: red, grey -- Hardness: soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium