5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Hard fabric, somewhat smooth, medium fine fabric with sparse, spherical to subrounded voids; sparsely cracked surface. Unglazed. Attic.
Technique
Narrow, sharp joining ridge with excess clay that folds under and slight webbing between shoulder and handle. Handle misaligned at molding seam. Details are blurry from worn mold
Base: cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 279, no. 4506, pl. 76 (B. Böttger; dated third quarter 5th century)
Comparanda
Top: sim. AgoraVII, p. 155, nos. 1960–1967, pl. 32 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
Top: sim. CorinthXVII, 83, no. 140, pl. 35:b (Corinthian imitation)
Comparanda
Top: sim. Karivieri1996, p. 224, no. 209, pl. 18 (mid-late 5th century)=[@KerameikosXVI, p. 279, no. 4508, pl. 76 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
Top: sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 280, no. 4510, pl. 76 (B. Böttger; first quarter 5th century)
Description
Tear-shaped(?) outline. Circular, concave discus has rosette with 16–18(?) concave, rounded petals and one small hole upper right. Sloping shoulder has herringbone in low relief. Unevenly pierced handle with two grooves above; lower handle has flanking grooves and ears. Flat base has two almond-shaped grooves, slightly off-center, around incuse design of cross with crosshatched arms surrounded by single circles.
Preservation description
One large fragment preserves ca. 33% of discus, shoulder, and base, and most of handle. Slight abrasion; traces of encrustation.
