Bamboula “A Tomb of the Early Classical Period” Benson (photos)

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10. (P 1717) Plain White V or VI squat juglet. Plate OOO. Complete, intact. Plain, flaring rim with rounded lip. Narrow neck widening without articulation into cylindrical body, much like a milk bottle. Flat base too small to insure perfect stability. Vertical handle pressed close to body and attached to rim. Very light greenish-gray clay with fine sand. Coil ridges visible. Ht. 10.3 cm. D. 6.2 cm.

11. (P 1718) Plain White V or VI squat juglet. Plate OOO. Complete except for chip from lip. Shape like No.10 except squatter and handle bowed out. Clay greenish-gray to yellow-gray, not carefully cleaned and with some pocks. Ht. 9.4 cm. D. 6 cm.

12. (P 1719) Plain White V[handwritten: or VI] sack-shaped jug. Plate OOO. Complete except for piece from rim. Handle mended. Plain rim on short, flaring neck. Body slim with gently swelling cylindrical shape. Flat base on which pot does not stand squarely because of slight warping. Vertical handle pressed close to body and attached to rim. Coil ridges visible. Clay dark, almost brownish-buff, with lighter and darker grits. Ht. 14.5 cm. D. 6.3 cm.

13. (L 325) Plain White trefoil lamp. Plate OOO. Mended but complete except for chips from rim and spout. Bowl flares broadly and spout has long narrow channel. Clay light buff to pink; very clean. Thin walls. Slightly rounded, shaved bottom. L. 12.1 cm. W. 10.8 cm. Ht. 3.5 cm.

14. (P 1720) Plain White V or VI storage jar. Plate OOO; Fig.8. About one half preserved in the longitudinal axis; mended from fragments. Erect, slightly everted plain rim. Short, sloping shoulder with angular transition to double-curved, cylindrical body which is widest near conical base. A roughly fabricated vertical loop handle below shoulder on one side, presumably the same on other side. Coil ridges visible. Rather coarse, brownish-buff clay with occasional large grits and pocks. Ht. 54 cm. D. 22.2 cm.

15. (L 326) Plain White trefoil lamp. Plate OCO; Fig 9. Complete, intact. Like No.13. Found inside No.14. L. 12 cm. W. 10.8 cm. Ht. 3.4 cm.

16. (P 1721) Plain White V trefoil jug. Plate OOO. Complete except for small chips from rim. Small, erect trefoil rim on short, narrow neck widening down into full, ovoid body. Low ring base. Rectangular handle to rim. Dark gray-buff clay with light grits, light buff with gray streaks on surface. Ht. 20.5 cm. D. 14.6 cm.

17. (P 1722) Coarse jug. Plate OOO. Complete but sprung near handle. Plain mouth on cylindrical neck which curves without distinct articulation into wide, ovoid body. Plain flat base. Curved handle to rim. Clay brick-red at core, dark rose-brown on surface; coarse and gritty with spotty black and white accretions. The lower part of the body is much darker in hue than the upper part. I cannot persuade myself that this is caused by paint or slip rather than by some peculiarity in firing, or even by soil action. Ht. 22.3 cm. D. 18.3 cm.