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Kafkalla

Tomb 789, P293

Red Polished III

jug

Mended rim, neck and handle fragment from a medium-sized jug. Cut-away mouth (mostly missing). Low vertical handle from the rim, rectangular in section. Incised decoration. On surface of handle, vertical row of horizontally hatched lozenges. On sides of handle vertical zig-zag line. On neck, four parallel horizontal lines below rim, above two narrow horizontal hatched bands. Drawn.

General shape: small closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, handle, neck -- Joins: 2 -- Mouth type: cut-away -- Rim course: straight -- Rim profile: constant -- Rim end: rounded -- Handle type: low vertical -- Handle section: rectangle -- Handle location: from rim -- Wall below rim: 4 -- Handle section 1: 8 -- Handle section 2: 3 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Exterior lustre: slight -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 7.5YR4/4 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR7/4 -- Colour - core: light -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: black, red -- Hardness: soft -- Core presence: thick -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium