Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KP117 (Early-Middle Roman Regional Cooking Pot)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Roman Cooking Ware
Comparanda: cf. MartyPeppers1979, pp. 86–87, 240, 267, 405, nos. C268–C270, G309, figs. 58:e–g, 78:d (East Field, Isthmia, 3rd century)
Comparanda: cf. WilliamsZervos1988, p. 130, nos. 27, 28, pl. 42 (east of Theater, Corinth, mid-3rd century)
Description: Round bottom. Sagging, ovoid body; wheel ridging from lower body.
Fabric, firing, and surface description: 5YR 7/8, reddish yellow, to 2.5YR 7/6, light red. Regional cooking fabric.
Preservation comment: Three joining fragments preserve >25% of base and lower body. Moderate erosion, chipping, and flaking; slight to moderate, extensive encrustation.
Published as: MorisonRife2022, pp. 606, 718, 719, no. 230, fig. 17.57
Estimated diameter upper bound: 0.135
Preserved height: 0.109
Chronology comment: Dated 2nd-3rd century.
Material: Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation: “KP117 (Early-Middle Roman Regional Cooking Pot).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp117>