COLLECTION NAME:
DeneiaArchive
Record
Cemetery:
Kafkalla
Tomb and Item:
Tomb 789, P304
Ware:
Red Slip
Shape:
jug
Notes:
Rim, neck, handle and upper body fragment from a medium-sized jug. Medium-wide short cylindrical neck. Pinched mouth. High vertical handle, broken off at rim. Incised decoration, executed with a three-pronged tool. Two groups of three parallel horizontal wavy lines on each side of the neck (not continuous) and two on upper body, as preserved. Drawn.
Description:
General shape: large closed -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, neck, body, handle -- Joins: 1 -- Mouth type: pinched -- Mouth angle: horizontal -- Rim course: flaring -- Rim profile: constant -- Rim end: rounded -- Handle type: high vertical -- Handle location: from rim -- Neck type: cylindrical -- Wall below rim: 5 -- Wall - body: 5 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Exterior lustre: slight -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR4/4 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR7/4 -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: none -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: poor
