Horváth László szerk.: Zalai Múzeum 17. (Közlemények Zala megye múzeumaiból, Zalaegerszeg, 2008)

KREITER ATTILA: A Celtic pottery kiln and ceramic technological study from Zalakomár-Alsó Csalit (S-W Hungary). Kelta edényégető kemence és kerámia technológiai megfigyelések Zalakomár-Alsó Csalit lelőhelyről

height. This slab was overlapped by another slab but the fragmented nature of the sherd does not allow the assessment of the height of that slab. The vessel was finished on a slow wheel or turn table. The fabric of the sherd shows increased amount of sand. The majority of quartz grains are opaque and white showing up to 1 mm in size. Sparse amounts of coarse quartz were also identified. Maximum height: 4.2 cm, max. width: 5.2 cm, thickness range: 0.7-0.8 cm. 10. Inv.No. 722.378.1.10 (Fig. 5/10): It is a light grey, out-curved rim sherd of a bowl. The bowl shows an S profile with a carinated neck. The exterior of the sherd is heavily worn. The sherd was reduced on its exterior and interior which was worn off. The core shows irregular firing conditions. Overlapping slabs were identified in the cross section of the sherds. Then the vessel was finished on a slow wheel or turn table. The fabric of the sherd shows increased amount of sand. The majority of quartz grains are opaque and white showing up to 1 mm in size. Sparse amounts of coarse and very coarse quartz were also identified. Rare amounts of iron oxide are also present. Maximum height: 4.3 era, max. width: 4.6 cm, thickness range: 0.6-0.7 cm. 11. Inv.No. 722.378.4.1 (Fig. 5/11): It is a light brown body sherd of an amphora with smoothed wide channel decoration. The sherd is fire clouded on both its exterior and interior showing irregular firing conditions. The core also shows irregular firing conditions. The vessel was slab-built and the fragment itself is one slab showing ca. 6 cm in height. The interesting feature of this slab is that on the top of it another slab was joined to it in a way that they did not overlap each other but only were pressed together. On the bottom of the fragment the next slab was joined to it by a slight overlap. The vessel was finished on a slow wheel or turn table. The fabric of the sherd shows increased amount of sand. The majority of quartz grains are opaque and white showing up to 1 mm in size. Sparse amounts of coarse quartz were also identified. Rare amounts of iron oxide are also present. Maximum height: 6 cm, max. width: 7.8 cm, thickness range: 1—1.5 cm. 12. Inv.No. 722.378.4.2 (Fig. 5/12): It is a dark grey body sherd of an amphora with smoothed wide channel decorations running parallel to each other. The sherd is reduced on both its exterior and interior. Some parts of the core are also reduced. The vessel was built using the slab technique. The fragment itself is one slab showing 6.1 cm in height. Similarly to the previous sample on the top of the slab another slab was joined by only pressing them together and the slabs did not overlap each other. On the bottom of the slab the next slab was joined to it in a way that they overlapped each other. The vessel was finished on a slow wheel or turn table. It seems that the slabs were not joined together properly and during firing the vessel fell apart where the slabs were joined together and the edges of the slabs similarly became reduced to the exterior and interior of the sherd. Since all sides of the slab are evenly reduced this indicates that the vessel was actually made by the Morsel technique and not out of a ring. Thus this fragment is one actual slab. The fabric of the sherd shows increased amount of sand. The majority of quartz grains are opaque and white showing up to 1-1.5 mm in size. Maximum height: 6.1 cm. max. width: 8.5 cm, thickness range: 1-1.5 cm. 13. Inv.No. 722.378.4.3 (Fig. 6/1): It is a light brown body sherd of an amphora with smoothed wide channel decorations running parallel to each other. The sherd is oxidised on its exterior, interior and core although there is some fire clouding on its exterior. The vessel was built using the slab technique. The fragment itself is one slab showing ca. 6 cm in height and 12.4 cm in width. On the top of the slab another slab was joined in a way that the two slabs overlapped each other. On its bottom the next slab was also joined in a way that the two slabs overlapped each other. The vessel was finished on a slow wheel or turn table. The fabric of the sherd shows increased amount of sand. The majority of quartz grains are opaque and white showing up to 1-1.5 mm in size. Maximum height: 6 cm, max. width: 12.4 cm, thickness range: ca. 1-1.5 cm. 14. Inv.No. 722.378.4.4 (Fig. 6/2): It is a dark grey body sherd of an amphora? with a shallow thin smoothed line on its exterior. The sherd is reduced on its exterior, interior and core. The vessel was built using the slab technique. The fragment itself is one slab showing ca. 4.2 cm in height and ca. 10 cm in width. It seems that the slabs did not overlap each other but they were only pressed together. The vessel was finished on a slow wheel. The examined sherd is probably one slab itself because its sides (cross sections) all around seem to be reduced. This indicates that the vessel probably broke during tiring. The fabric of the sherd shows increased amount of sand. The majority of quartz grains are opaque and white showing up to 1 mm in size although rare amounts of coarse and very coarse quartz could also be identified. Maximum height: ca. 4.2 cm, max. width: ca. 10 cm, thickness range: ca. 0.6-0.7 cm. 15. Inv.No. 722.378.5.1 (Fig. 6/3): It is a dark grey body sherd of an amphora with a shallow thin smoothed line on its exterior. Below the smoothed line it is decorated with a rib. The sherd is reduced on its exterior and interior while its core is oxidised. The vessel was built using the slab technique. This fragment itself is one slab. It is clear from the fragment