Enkomi 1969 Inventory IH. de Contenson

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20.58	Small pottery jug "base-ring II".	T. 1907
D	Terracotta dark grey, with	(under street no. 2)
	pinkish brown core in the lower part,	Chamber East,
	lower part, outer surface	29, half
	and part of the surface	(drawing)	north and zone
	inner surface pinkish brown,	100-112.
	asse fine, very hard, ringing,
	finely porous in the upper part and with
	fine to medium porosities in the lower part.
	Visible temper: fine to medium black grains, often
	spherical, some large white grains. Surface with
	few but widely burst holes.
	Hand-made, carefully finished, inner surface well
	levelled and smoothed with water, ce q with a brush, which
	gives the appearance of irregular streaks of slip, sur-
	face outer surface well smoothed, regular shape. Handle
	attached straddling the rim (join not very well levelled)
	and by a hole at the bottom of the shoulder (not levelled, but
	end projecting inside has been deliberately broken).
	Slip very thin, fairly carefully applied
	with a brush, horizontally, over the whole exterior and over
	the interior of the rim. Solid, not flaking. Blackish
	to grey-brown. Matt.
	Shape: base slightly convex, joined

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