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Kafkalla

Tomb 789, P350

Red Polished III

bowl

Joining and non-adjoining rim and body fragments from a large bowl. Conical body, rounded rim. Single plain rim projection. Elongated pierced vertical lug rising above rim in flat-topped conical projection. Fine incised decoration. Below rim, two horizontal rows of joined hatched lozenges above two parallel horizontal lines. Below the latter, as preserved, sets of six concentric semicircles and pairs of V-shaped hatched framed bands, with concentric semicircles pendent from the angles. Drawn.

General shape: large open -- Extent preserved: <1/3 -- Parts: rim, body -- Joins: 9 -- Rim course: straight -- Rim profile: constant -- Rim end: rounded -- Handle type: pierced vert lug -- Handle location: from rim -- Rim projection: single plain -- Rim diameter - general: 300-400 -- Wall below rim: 9 -- Wall - body: 11 -- Exterior slip: thin -- Interior slip: thin -- Exterior lustre: slight -- Interior lustre: slight -- Mottling - interior: none -- Mottling - exterior: none -- Colour - exterior: 10R4/6 -- Colour interior: 10R4/6 -- Colour - fabric: 7.5YR7/4 -- Burnish: even -- Texture: fine -- Inclusions - number: few -- Inclusions - size: small -- Inclusions - colour: red, grey -- Hardness: soft -- Core presence: none -- Decoration technique: incised -- Decoration quality: medium