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ITALIC TOMB-GROUPS: NARCE 109F
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Handmade. Well polished. Two lug handles pre-
served; the stub of a third, midway between the two, has
been polished showing that a lug handle at this point was
removed. One string hole. Upper surface of rim
grooved. Flutings between rim and depressed center of
interior which is outlined by two circular grooves. On
the exterior, traces of upright white lines between base
and rim.
7. Stand. Pl. VIII. M.S.923, H. 0.106 m., D-
0.185 m. Mended and foot restored. Fabric of medium
fine texture, black at the core, reddish on the outer sur-
faces. Handmade. The entire exterior of the vase, the
interior of the foot for a distance of four centimeters and
the upper surface of the rim are covered with a cream
slip over which designs are painted in red: on the edge
of the rim short transverse lines; in the four grooves of
the upper surface of the rim four bands; on the exterior
surface of the bowl and on the foot horizontal bands;
within the foot, coextensive with the white slip, a zigzag.
The concave portion of the upper surface is painted solid
red, without underlying slip; the color is quite like that
of the painted stripes and quite different in tone from
that of the underlying clay. Two string holes.
8. Similar Stand. PL VIII. M.S.922, H. 0.11 m.,
D. 0.186 m. Similar fabric and technique. The solidly
red concave portion of the upper surface is broken by
triangular perforations; the red pattern on the hori-
zontal portion of the upper surface is composed of chev-
rons pointing alternately in and out and interspersed
now and again by extra parallel diagonals. Decoration
of foot as in the preceding. Two string holes.
9. Lid. PI. VIII. M.S.925, H. 0.038 m., D. 0.086
m. Mended. Fabric and technique as in the foregoing.
Probably handmade. Covered inside and out with a
cream slip. Rim of the concave surface grooved. Two
string holes. The outer surface is ornamented with
chevrons and diagonals, executed in red lines edged with
black, and with parallel rows of red dots. Two hori-
zontal bands of red, edged with black, separate the zone
of chevrons from the raised center which is ornamented
with four lunettes of solid red with a superimposed black
cross.
10. Footed Bowl. PI. VIII. M.S.919, H. 0.163
m., D. 0.233 m. Mended. Small restorations. Simi-
lar fabric grey at core, outer surface black. Handmade.
Inferior polish. One upright handle, notched on its
inner surface. Horizontal grooved lines on the exterior
surface of rim, broken by two upright notched ridges;
between these ridges and the handle the upper and lower
edges of the rim are notched. Three concentric grooves
on the lower surface of the horizontal part of the foot.
11. Amphora. PI. VIII. M.S.914, H. 0.104 m., D.
0.139 m. Chipped. Fabric of medium fine texture,
buff except for outer black surface. Handmade. Poor
polish. Strap handles. Four perpendicular ridges on
obverse and reverse, made by the application of ropes of
clay.
12. Two-handled Bowl. PI. VIII. M.S.921, H.
0.98 m., D. 0.149 m. Chipped. Fabric of medium fine
texture, grey at core, exterior reddish brown. Hand-
made. Upper part of handles concave. Grooved rim;
two small knobs.
13. Bowl. PL VIII. M.S.920, H. 0.14 m., D.
0.176 m. Breaks along rim. Fabric and technique as
in the foregoing. Grooved neck.
14. Cup. Pl. VIII. M.S.926, H. 0.041 m., D.
0.089 m. Intact. Handmade. Angular handle with
strut, rounded and ribbed horizontally from the rim
of the cup to the top of the handle, flat from shoulder of
cup to top of handle. Three knobs on shoulder, above
which are countersunk circular areas with central dots,
perhaps for the insertion of bronze studs.
Objects Other than Pottery
The fragments of iron from this tomb are deplorably
broken and corroded. The objects in the following list,
however, can be identified with a fair degree of certainty.
15. Iron Sword and Sheath. Pl. VIII. M.S.928c,
L. of existing fragments 0.35 m. The pommel of the hilt,
a, put together from 15 fragments was of iron and wood.
The wood seems to have covered the upper surface as
well as the lower. Perhaps a disk of iron with openwork
ornaments originally surmounted the pommel. Whether
the fragments of a disk of iron with curved edge marked
b belonged to a pommel is uncertain. Adhering now to
this fragment is a band of iron with curved end which
may possibly have belonged to a support for spits, cf.
Montelius, Pl. 179,11. The next fragment, c, which does
not join a, contains the lower portion of the hilt and the
shoulder of the blade and its sheath. The iron tang of
the hilt, oval in section, is visible above the remains of
the guard which consisted of a small disk of iron with
openwork ornament. Below this disk (just below the
catalog number) the wood of the sheath is cut perhaps to
receive shallow triangular inlays, probably of bronze (cf.
the triangular pattern of the sheaths from Novilara,
Montelius, Pl. 146, 6). Four fragments of the iron blade
are assigned to this sword because of their thickness. On
them are traces of the wooden sheath.
16. Fragments of an Iron Sword. Pl. VIII. M.S.
928d, L. of preserved fragments 0.23 m. The largest
fragment, a, includes a piece of the tang of the hilt,
circular in section, the remains of a guard, consisting of
an ornamental disk of iron with openwork step pattern,
and a piece of the blade, on which are traces of a wooden
sheath. With this fragment may be associated the iron
disk, b, with an openwork step pattern which matches
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Handmade. Well polished. Two lug handles pre-
served; the stub of a third, midway between the two, has
been polished showing that a lug handle at this point was
removed. One string hole. Upper surface of rim
grooved. Flutings between rim and depressed center of
interior which is outlined by two circular grooves. On
the exterior, traces of upright white lines between base
and rim.
7. Stand. Pl. VIII. M.S.923, H. 0.106 m., D-
0.185 m. Mended and foot restored. Fabric of medium
fine texture, black at the core, reddish on the outer sur-
faces. Handmade. The entire exterior of the vase, the
interior of the foot for a distance of four centimeters and
the upper surface of the rim are covered with a cream
slip over which designs are painted in red: on the edge
of the rim short transverse lines; in the four grooves of
the upper surface of the rim four bands; on the exterior
surface of the bowl and on the foot horizontal bands;
within the foot, coextensive with the white slip, a zigzag.
The concave portion of the upper surface is painted solid
red, without underlying slip; the color is quite like that
of the painted stripes and quite different in tone from
that of the underlying clay. Two string holes.
8. Similar Stand. PL VIII. M.S.922, H. 0.11 m.,
D. 0.186 m. Similar fabric and technique. The solidly
red concave portion of the upper surface is broken by
triangular perforations; the red pattern on the hori-
zontal portion of the upper surface is composed of chev-
rons pointing alternately in and out and interspersed
now and again by extra parallel diagonals. Decoration
of foot as in the preceding. Two string holes.
9. Lid. PI. VIII. M.S.925, H. 0.038 m., D. 0.086
m. Mended. Fabric and technique as in the foregoing.
Probably handmade. Covered inside and out with a
cream slip. Rim of the concave surface grooved. Two
string holes. The outer surface is ornamented with
chevrons and diagonals, executed in red lines edged with
black, and with parallel rows of red dots. Two hori-
zontal bands of red, edged with black, separate the zone
of chevrons from the raised center which is ornamented
with four lunettes of solid red with a superimposed black
cross.
10. Footed Bowl. PI. VIII. M.S.919, H. 0.163
m., D. 0.233 m. Mended. Small restorations. Simi-
lar fabric grey at core, outer surface black. Handmade.
Inferior polish. One upright handle, notched on its
inner surface. Horizontal grooved lines on the exterior
surface of rim, broken by two upright notched ridges;
between these ridges and the handle the upper and lower
edges of the rim are notched. Three concentric grooves
on the lower surface of the horizontal part of the foot.
11. Amphora. PI. VIII. M.S.914, H. 0.104 m., D.
0.139 m. Chipped. Fabric of medium fine texture,
buff except for outer black surface. Handmade. Poor
polish. Strap handles. Four perpendicular ridges on
obverse and reverse, made by the application of ropes of
clay.
12. Two-handled Bowl. PI. VIII. M.S.921, H.
0.98 m., D. 0.149 m. Chipped. Fabric of medium fine
texture, grey at core, exterior reddish brown. Hand-
made. Upper part of handles concave. Grooved rim;
two small knobs.
13. Bowl. PL VIII. M.S.920, H. 0.14 m., D.
0.176 m. Breaks along rim. Fabric and technique as
in the foregoing. Grooved neck.
14. Cup. Pl. VIII. M.S.926, H. 0.041 m., D.
0.089 m. Intact. Handmade. Angular handle with
strut, rounded and ribbed horizontally from the rim
of the cup to the top of the handle, flat from shoulder of
cup to top of handle. Three knobs on shoulder, above
which are countersunk circular areas with central dots,
perhaps for the insertion of bronze studs.
Objects Other than Pottery
The fragments of iron from this tomb are deplorably
broken and corroded. The objects in the following list,
however, can be identified with a fair degree of certainty.
15. Iron Sword and Sheath. Pl. VIII. M.S.928c,
L. of existing fragments 0.35 m. The pommel of the hilt,
a, put together from 15 fragments was of iron and wood.
The wood seems to have covered the upper surface as
well as the lower. Perhaps a disk of iron with openwork
ornaments originally surmounted the pommel. Whether
the fragments of a disk of iron with curved edge marked
b belonged to a pommel is uncertain. Adhering now to
this fragment is a band of iron with curved end which
may possibly have belonged to a support for spits, cf.
Montelius, Pl. 179,11. The next fragment, c, which does
not join a, contains the lower portion of the hilt and the
shoulder of the blade and its sheath. The iron tang of
the hilt, oval in section, is visible above the remains of
the guard which consisted of a small disk of iron with
openwork ornament. Below this disk (just below the
catalog number) the wood of the sheath is cut perhaps to
receive shallow triangular inlays, probably of bronze (cf.
the triangular pattern of the sheaths from Novilara,
Montelius, Pl. 146, 6). Four fragments of the iron blade
are assigned to this sword because of their thickness. On
them are traces of the wooden sheath.
16. Fragments of an Iron Sword. Pl. VIII. M.S.
928d, L. of preserved fragments 0.23 m. The largest
fragment, a, includes a piece of the tang of the hilt,
circular in section, the remains of a guard, consisting of
an ornamental disk of iron with openwork step pattern,
and a piece of the blade, on which are traces of a wooden
sheath. With this fragment may be associated the iron
disk, b, with an openwork step pattern which matches