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Kafkalla

Tomb 789, P348

Red Polished III

bowl

Rim and body fragment from a large bowl. Slightly incurving rounded rim. Large unpierced lug rising above rim in a conical flat-topped projection. Low rounded rim projection to one side of lug, as preserved. Relief, impressed and incised decoration. Incised cross with central impressed dot on top of projection. Below rim, plain horizontal wavy line in relief. On upper body, horizontal framed panel, with oppositely angled sets of three parallel lines, in impressed relief. In the interstices isolated plain relief circles. Drawn.

General shape: large open -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, body -- Joins: 3 -- Rim course: incurved -- Rim profile: constant -- Rim end: rounded -- Handle type: plain vert lug -- Handle location: from rim -- Rim projection: single plain -- Rim diameter - general: 300-400 -- Wall below rim: 8 -- Wall - body: 8 -- Exterior slip: medium -- Interior slip: medium -- Exterior lustre: slight -- Interior lustre: slight -- Mottling - interior: none -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 10R4/6 -- Colour interior: 10R4/6 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR5/6 -- Burnish: even -- Texture: medium -- Inclusions - number: none -- Hardness: medium-soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: rep+inc+imp -- Decoration quality: medium