KP133 (Early Roman Regional Basin) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda
sim. Williams1980, p. 124, no. 20, pl. 23 (a shorter, wider, wheel-ridged version of this type with comparable overall shape, rim, handles, and slip; south of South Stoa, Corinth)
Description
Flat base; bevel on exterior. Nearly vertical wall. Horizontal rim with rounded lip; groove on top of rim near edge. Round, horizontal handle crudely attaches to underside of rim, sloping up to meet lip. Wall lacks ridging. Mottled slip on interior and onto rim.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 5YR 7/6, reddish yellow. Slip: 10R 5/6, red to 5YR 5/6, yellowish red. Somewhat soft, smooth, fine fabric with rare mica and rare, small, rounded, white inclusions. Thin, dull slip, flaky, preserved in large patches. Corinthian buff utilitarian ware.
Preservation comment
Nine joining fragments preserve entire base, ca. 75% of body, 75% of rim, and one handle.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 602-603, 698, no. 184, fig. 17.44
Base Diameter
0.21
Height
0.183
Rim diameter
0.318
Chronology comment
Dated late 1st-early 2nd century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP133 (Early Roman Regional Basin).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp133>