Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KP114 (Late Classical Attic Glazed Ovoid Kotyle)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): -325
Not before (date): -375
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda: cf. AgoraXII, p. 258, no. 323, pl. 15 (B. A. Sparkes and L. Talcott)
Comparanda: cf. CorinthVII.6, pp. 171, 185–186, no. VI-10, fig. 35, pl. 27 (I. McPhee and E. G. Pemberton; Forum Southwest)
Comparanda: cf. CorinthXVIII.1, pp. 26, 155, no. 395, fig. 6, pl. 45 (E. G. Pemberton; Demeter and Kore)
Description: Ovoid kotyle. Narrow ring foot is glazed; underside has central dot and two concentric circles; glazed interior; exterior has reserved zone with irregular crosshatching on lower body.
Fabric, firing, and surface description: Fabric (interior): 5YR 3/4, pink; (exterior): 5YR 4/4, dark reddish gray. Slip: 10YR 2/1, black. Hard, very fine fabric with rare, very small, black inclusions. Thin, even, semilustrous slip, somewhat flaky. Attic.
Preservation comment: One large fragment preserves small part of ring foot, floor, and lower body. Extensive chipping and slight pitting; very slight, very sparse encrustation.
Published as: Bravo2022, pp. 570, 574, 575, no. 4, fig. 16.1
Estimated base diameter: 0.04
Preserved height: 0.026
Preserved length: 0.038
Preserved width: 0.032
Chronology comment: Dated second-third quarter 4th century BCE.
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Classical (Historical Period)
Material: Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation: “KP114 (Late Classical Attic Glazed Ovoid Kotyle).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp114>