The polish decoration on this sherd suggests an early LB attribution, but it is rather difficult to gauge the size of this vessel because even large LB jars have relatively thin walls. While the dominant inclusions consist of medium sand, there is a good amount of coarse sand visible in the break. The exterior surface features both black and gray areas, from either a firing cloud or the Gegharot fires. The web burnish patter is certainly more visible inside the \"cloud\", so this may be a result of the original firing. The interior surface is relatively untreated and still retains bumpy lines from a basket or from \"rilling\" produced while being rotated. As the lines all run in parallel they might represent rilling. There are also several large voids which open to the interior surface. Core band 2 appears to grow more reddish towards the interior surface, but this may be a post-depositional result instead of an internal slip or oxidized interior. Very light yellowish brown corrosion covers much of the exterior surface, but less in the firing cloud. Sherd has lower hardness.
From Interior to Exterior