KP117 (Early-Middle Roman Regional Cooking Pot) [permalink]

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, surface

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)

Drawing

Photograph