KP092 (Early Roman Piriform Unguentarium) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Early Roman Terracotta Unguentarium
Description
Slightly concave base. Narrow, cylindrical neck bulges slightly in middle. Flaring rim with thin lip turned out and down.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Hard, fine, smooth fabric with rare to very few, very small, white, rounded inclusions.
Preservation comment
0.025Intact but missing roughly one-half of rim. Very slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 600, 678, no. 149, fig. 17.28
Base Diameter
0.02
Height
0.091
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP092 (Early Roman Piriform Unguentarium).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp092>