Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KP131 (Early-Middle Hellenistic Corinthian Blister-Ware(?) Spouted Vessel)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): -135
Not before (date): -340
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Description: Blister-ware(?) spout of pouring vessel. Long, tapering spout has thick walls; flap of clay from unsmoothed join to body partially obstructs wider end of spout. Not enough preserved to determine whether it belonged to filter vase, feeder, or small funnel.
Fabric, firing, and surface description: 10YR 5/1, gray. Hard, very fine fabric with rare, very small golden mica flecks and very rare lime bits. Possible traces of thin, glazed bands (Gley 2 3/5PB, very dark bluish gray) at end of spout and at join with body. Corinthian.
Preservation comment: One large fragment preserves almost entire spout. Slight abrasion and chipping; extensive, slight abrasion.
Published as: Bravo2022, pp. 570, 579-580, no. 14, fig. 16.3
Estimated diameter lower bound: 0.01
Estimated diameter lower bound: 0.01
Estimated diameter upper bound: 0.034
Preserved height: 0.038
Chronology comment: Dated late 4th-mid-2nd century BCE.
Has geographic origin: Corinthia
Belongs to Historical Period: Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period: Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material: Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation: “KP131 (Early-Middle Hellenistic Corinthian Blister-Ware(?) Spouted Vessel).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp131>