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

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18. (P 1723) Bichrome V or VI round-mouthed jug. Plate OOO. Complete, intact. Shape as No.3 except that handle has center ridge. Painted dark red on all visible surfaces. White matt paint applied over red on rim exterior, down back of handle, around base of neck and on body just below handle. Body fired black (under white paint) in three spots. Paint worn and crackling in spots. Ht. 16 cm. D. 13.8 cm.

19. (P 1724) Plain White V trefoil jug. Plate OOO. Complete except for chips from lip. Small, erect trefoil rim on narrow neck widening and merging almost without articulation into biconical body. Low ring base. Rectangular handle to rim. Clay dark buff with large white grits, fired gray-buff to orange in spots. Ht. 19 cm. D. 12.9 cm.

20. (P 1725) Plain White V trefoil jug. Plate OOO. Complete except for piece from lip. Surface dented near handle. Flaring trefoil rim on conical, convex neck. Body approximately spherical. Low ring base. Rectangular handle to rim. Clay gray-brown with white grits, fired greenish-gray to yellowish-gray. Ht. 18.8 cm. D. 13.6 cm.

21. (P 1731) Plain White V or VI storage jar. Plate OOO. Complete, intact. Like No.1. Ht. 48.5 cm. D. 24.8 cm.

22. (P 1727) Plain White V or VI storage jar. Plate OOO. Complete except for large chips on body surface; mended from several fragments. Like No.1, though shoulder is somewhat wider. Ht. 51.5 cm. D. 27 cm.

23. (P 1728) Plain White V or VI storage jar. Plate OOO; Fig.10. Complete except for small pieces missing from shoulder and wall. Like No.1, though shoulder is somewhat wider. Ht. 52 cm. D. 28.3 cm.

24. (L 327) Coarse Ware pinched lamp. Plate OOO. Missing about one quarter of rim, including half of spout. Distinct rim flaring away from wall all around. Base flattened and set off. Clay greyish-buff and gritty with much fine black sand. Fabric thick in comparison with No.13. Present length 11 cm. W. 10.8 cm. Ht. 4.4 cm.

25. (L 318) Plain White trefoil lamp. Plate OOO. Complete except for minor chips on rim. Like No.13. Clay uniformly pale green. L. 11.2 cm. W. 10.2 cm. Ht. 3.2 cm.

26. (P 1729) Plain White V trefoil jug. Plate OOO. Complete except for piece from rim. Mended. Small, erect trefoil rim on short neck which merges without articulation into full, ovoid body. Ring base. Vertical handle looped somewhat above rim and joined to rim. Clay gritty, light grayish-green, fired pink in spots. Discoloration on one side of body. Ht. 16.1 cm. D. 11.7 cm.

27. (P1730) Bichrome Red V spherical jug. Plate OOO (does not belong to Tomb 4 but to adjacent tomb). Complete except for rim. Handle mended. Long, narrow tapering neck. Spherical but somewhat sagging body. Ring base. Bi-partite figure 7 handle. Clay reddish-brown with large white grits. Brownish red slip on surface, burnished to luster with vertical bits.