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Hand-made globular pottery drum. Drum has narrow neck and deep slightly everted rim; 4cm diameter hole at one side near top of body. Decorated on upper body with four pointed star pattern formed by double incised outer lines filled with series of short stab marks. Flat disks of clay applied to the inner and outer points of star. Drum covered with red slip; scorch marks at one side.

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