KP141 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Globular Pitcher) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda
cf. OikonomouLaniado2003, pp. 41, 48, nos. 64, 65, figs. 86, 87 (Argos)
Description
Concave base with small central button on bottom and floor. Globular body, loosely knife-trimmed on lower half and corrugated on shoulder toward neck. Tall cylindrical to conical neck. Offset rim flaring up to everted, rounded lip with concave outer and upper faces. Spined strap handle tracing a wide arc attaches to shoulder and upper neck, widely splayed at lower attachment.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
7.5YR 7/6, reddish yellow. Hard, smooth, fine fabric with frequent, well-sorted, small inclusions: subrounded and subangular white (lime), black, brown, red, and gray particles; small, mostly rounded voids at surface.
Preservation comment
12 joining fragments preserve entire base, most of body, 33% of neck, <25% of rim, and complete handle. Slight erosion and chipping along breaks.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 601, 688-689, no. 167, fig. 17.37
Base Diameter
0.075
Body diameter
0.159
Height
0.212
Rim diameter
0.06
Chronology comment
Dated 5th-6th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP141 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Globular Pitcher).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp141>