Enkomi 1969 Inventory IH. de Contenson

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20.43	Upper part of a jug in "base-ring" ware	T. 1907
	Grey earthenware, especially in the	(under street no. 2)
	upper part of the neck, pinkish to pale red	East Chamber
	with grey core lower down. Fine,	(north half)
	hard (especially where it is grey),
	ringing, light, porous in places.	(drawing)
	Visible temper rare: small white grains
	and some larger reddish grains.
	Surface with small burst holes, not very abundant. Made
	by hand. Point of attachment of the handle on the
	neck well smoothed. Neck scraped vertically.
	Very thin slip, applied horizontally with a brush
	on the exterior and on the interior of the rim. Violet-grey
	matt to pinkish brown and slightly lustrous brown.
	Shape: neck barely widening from top to bottom, flaring rim, with
	moulded rim. Flat handle widened at the ends.
	Decoration: three lines incised before firing, vertically, on
	the handle. Ridges at the attachment of the handle on the neck. The ridge
	lower extends the handle.

	Height: 18 cm. Diam. neck: 5,3 (bottom) to 6 cm (top)
	Height neck: 14 cm - Diam. rim: 8,6 to 8,9 cm -
	Section handle: 2 x 0,63 cm - Thickness wall: 0,25 cm -

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