ECA-V-041

This is a thick-walled, low-fired, and in general rather crudely made flat bottom dish. The lip is decorated with cutout notches (GS541). The main motif (TFG1838), which is present only in limited fragments, begins immediately below the lip and fills the entire space between lip and base of the rim. The design was made by carving grooves (rather than incising lines) in an open curvilinear pattern. There appear to have been two sets of concentric circles, possibly representing eyes in a stylized anthropomorphic face. There are traces of lime in-filling in the grooves. The base of the rim also has cutout notches. Both the vessel and the decoration are rather crude, suggesting a lack of ceramic skill on the part of the maker.