Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KP105 (Middle Hellenistic Corinthian Molded Bowl)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): -140
Not before (date): -240
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda: sim. CorinthVII.3, pp. 163–165, 170, 172, nos. 834, 846, 874, pls. 75, 76 (G. R. Edwards)
Comparanda: sim. KenchreaiIV, pp. 13–14, nos. Gr 28, Gr 30, pl. 3 (B. Adamsheck)
Description: Bowl with molded decoration. Slightly outturned, rounded lip. Glazed all over. Lower half of exterior preserves rim zone of very worn egg pattern(?) between single lines.
Fabric, firing, and surface description: Fabric: 7.5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Slip: 5YR 3/2, dark reddish brown. Somewhat soft, very fine fabric with uncommon, very small golden mica and small, brown and white inclusions. Thin, even, semilustrous slip preserved in small patches. Corinthia.
Preservation comment: One small fragment preserves small part of rim and upper body. Heavy abrasion, gouging, and chipping.
Published as: Bravo2022, pp. 570, 576, 577-578, no. 9, fig. 16.2
Preserved length: 0.046
Preserved width: 0.038
Estimated rim diameter: 0.14
Chronology comment: Dated late 3rd-mid-2nd century BCE.
Belongs to Historical Period: Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material: Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation: “KP105 (Middle Hellenistic Corinthian Molded Bowl).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp105>