COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 789, P282
Ware:
Red Polished III
Shape:
jug
Notes:
Fragment of vertical handle from a medium-sized closed vessel. Rectangular section, inserted through wall at lower end. Incised decoration. One-line vertical zig-zag on sides. On surface two two-line opposed vertical zig-zags, forming a connected diamond pattern. One zig-zag incised before the other, which does not cut through at the crossover points. At the crossover points small incisions appear to have been added to give an impression of continuity. Drawn.
Description:
General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: handle -- Joins: 1 -- Handle type: vertical -- Handle section: rectangle -- Handle section 1: 14 -- Handle section 2: 19 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Exterior lustre: medium -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR4/8 -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - size: small, medium -- Inclusions - colour: red -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: high
