87 DE 5.2.190. African Red Slip Ware. The fabrics of African Red Slip Ware have a very distinct orange red colour. Fabric 1. This fabric is very well purified containing very few and small particles. Lime is a common inclusion together with some fine quartz (white, brownish or black). Miscellaneous Fine Ware. Fragment of handle with two vertical ribs and small part of neck. Base fragment with beginning of splayed-out side. On the interior remains of stamped decoration, chevrons formed by converging lines of strokes diagonally upwards. H. 3.2, W. 4.5, T. 0.7, Ø 8.5. Has undergone secondary firing. Fabric 1, 5YR 4/3 reddish-brown. Semi-lustrous slip on interior, the exterior is untreated, 5YR 5/3 reddish-brown. 5th century
