Oversized lamp with elongated(?) outline. Tear-shaped or lenticular, deep discus that slopes up to shoulder has uncertain central design in low relief and double row of raised dots along inner rim. Broad, steeply sloping shoulder has design in low relief of lozenges with surrounding globules and transverse bands of dots or palm branch(?).
Fabric, firing, surface
10R 6/6, light red. Hard, thick fabric with sparsely cracked surface and uncom-mon to common, very small to small, angular, black (carbon or biotite?) inclusions; slight spalling. Unglazed. Imported; Egyptian?
Preservation description
One large fragment preserves 25% of shoulder and small part of discus; broken along suture. Slight, extensive abrasion with minor scoring; worn breaks; very sparse traces of encrustation.
