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Kafkalla

Tomb 789, P344

Red Polished III

bowl

Joining and non-joining rim and body fragments from a large bowl. Conical body. Slightly incurved rounded rim. Four heavy elongated unpierced vertical lugs, rising above the rim in circular flat-topped projections with vertical indents. Low rounded rim projection to each side of lug. Extensive relief decoration. Below rim plain horizontal wavy line. On upper body a broad framed horizontal band with sets of two or three parallel vertical and angled lines, all with closely spaced impressions. In the interstices isolated plain relief circles. Drawn.

General shape: large open -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, body -- Joins: 26 -- Rim course: incurved -- Rim profile: thinning -- Rim end: rounded -- Handle type: plain vert lug -- Handle location: from rim -- Rim projection: single plain -- Rim diameter - general: >400 -- Wall below rim: 6 -- Wall - body: 9 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Interior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: slight -- Interior lustre: medium -- Mottling - interior: none -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 2.5YR4/6 -- Colour interior: 2.5YR5/6 -- Colour - fabric: 5YR5/6 -- Burnish: even -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: white -- Hardness: medium-hard -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: relief -- Decoration quality: medium