KP099 (Roman Sherd Stopper) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Sherd stopper
Description
Circular stopper made by cutting down a sherd.
Fabric, firing, surface
2.5YR 6/6, light red. Soft, gritty to somewhat coarse fabric with rare dark mica (biotite?) and common, small, tabular and angular, white and black inclusions and rare, large, subrounded, reddish brown particles, apparently sand.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves ca. 50% of object. Slight chipping around edge, slight pitting, and abrasion; very slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 615, 736, no. 273, fig. 17.68
Preserved length
0.1
Preserved width
0.082
Thickness
0.018
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph