Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KP132 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Fusiform Unguentarium)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Comment: JLR (2005) slightly revised MorisonRife2022; identification uncertain.
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Unguentarium
Description: Fusiform unguentarium. Spirally grooved at widest point. Tapering, solid toe.
Fabric, firing, and surface description: 10YR 7/3, very pale brown. Fine, soft fabric with very few, very small, rounded, white inclusions; surface shows frequent small voids. Wet smoothed.
Preservation comment: One large fragment preserves three quarters of body but missing rim and base. Slight to moderate pitting and chipping.
Published as: MorisonRife2022, pp. 600, 678, no. 151, fig. 17.28
Body diameter: 0.027
Preserved height: 0.061
Material: Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation: “KP132 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Fusiform Unguentarium).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp132>