KP149 (Early Roman Regional Krater) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda
cf. CorinthXVIII.2, pp. 119, 121–122, no. 262, fig. 30 (K. W. Slane; Demeter and Kore, 1st–mid-2nd century).
Comparanda
cf. WilliamsFisher1975, pp. 13–14, no. 11, fig. 3 (manhole in southwest Forum, deposit: late 1st–mid-2nd century)
Description
Krater. Flaring ring foot. Straight flaring wall, roughly knife-trimmed. Offset, outward-thickened rim, deeply undercut, with wide groove on interior. Round, horizontal handle applied to lip.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
5YR 5/4, reddish brown. Somewhat hard, gritty fabric with common, poorly sorted, white (calcareous), subangular-angular inclusions and few lime reaction rings and rare, small, gray fragments; splintery break with elongated voids. Regional cooking fabric.
Preservation comment
Nine large fragments preserve entire base, complete lower body, most of upper body, 66% of rim, and one entire handle. Slight erosion and flaking along breaks; slight, extensive encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 603, 702, no. 192, fig. 17.47
Base Diameter
0.074
Height
0.119
Rim diameter
0.252
Chronology comment
Dated late 1st-mid-2nd century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP149 (Early Roman Regional Krater).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp149>