KP162 (Early Roman Regional Cooking Pot) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda
cf. CorinthXVIII.2, pp. 75–76, 81, no. 175, pl. 10 (Demeter and Kore, 1st century)
Comparanda
cf. SlaneWright1980a, pp. 153, 170, no. 71, pl. 30 (but larger than KP162; southwest Forum, Corinth, Tiberian)
Description
Relatively thin walled. Convex upper body constricts to neck. Vertical, slightly convex rim with inward-turning, thickened, rounded lip. Horizontal lug handle, oval in section, attaches at lip and just below neck.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
10R 4/8, red. Corinthian cooking fabric.
Preservation comment
Three joining fragments preserve <25% of rim and ca. 50% of handle. Slight chipping; slight to moderate patches of encrustation around handle.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 606, 715-716, 717, no. 223, fig. 17.56
Preserved height
0.05
Preserved width
0.076
Estimated rim diameter
0.25
Chronology comment
Dated mid-1st century CE.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP162 (Early Roman Regional Cooking Pot).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp162>