A heavily abraded KA beaker fragment--the rim is extermely chipped, preserved to it's superior tip in very few spots; the polish has been abdraded off most of the exterior surface, although it continued intact 1.5cm onto the interior surface. While the dominant exterior color is indeed black, the neck and rim portions are significantly mottled with black and dark yellowish brown shades. The decorative scheme begins on the neck where it consists of a register of interdigitated triangles filled with vertical hatches. This register is bounded by circumferential lines above and below. On the shoulder sits two embossed spirals with an oblique-filled rhombus sitting between them. This is a very typical ornamention for Karnut-Shengavit-Gehgarot pottery--the rhombus has "legs" to the lower left and right that likely linked into the spirals further down the vessel. Fine sand constitutes the primary inclusions, but medium sand is also visible in the fabric. Breaks are rough and there is no evident corrosion. Horizontal polishing lines and horizontal rotational striations are visible on the interior and exterior surfaces.
From Interior to Exterior