Casgliadau Arlein

Sherds in a hard and well-fired fabric with smooth well finished surfaces. The fabric contains finely crushed grog and sand. The splayed bowl has had an inturned rim with a diameter of c.160mm. The base diameter is c.70mm. The fabric averages 7mm thick. The vessel has been decorated internally and externally. Externally, the decoration appears to be restricted to the upper part of the vessel and comprises panels of multiple oblique incised lines. Internally the decoration comprises multiple lenticular stabs or impressions inside the rim with narrow panels of incised herringbone which narrows towards the base. The herringbone motif changes to oblique lines as the panels narrow. Between these elongated chevrons are panels of extremely fine twisted cord maggots.