The triangular decoration listed above is a typical early LB punctate ornament which begins at the very top of the shoulder and likely proceeds, widening, down to a terminus on the body portion. It is difficult to see due to other external abrasions, but Pavel pointed it out as a clear early LB ornament. The high gloss polish also confirms this early attribution--polish lines are horizontal. While the external surface is listed above as slipped and smoothed, the polish from the external surface continues across the rim to the top of the internal shoulder. Some external mica popping and visible mica in the internal surface. The lateral rim surface has heavy abrasion and chipping along approximately half of its length and use-oriented abrasion on the superior rim surface--the polish picks back up strongly right across the external/internal border. There is also a fine line on the external neck, colored by pink corrosion, which may have resulted from the press tool used on the neck to differentiate the rim from the neck. Undulations on the internal surface suggest a coil- or slab-building technique--a good candidate for DR. Breaks are smooth and completely covered in pink corrosion.
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