KP165 (Late Classical Corinthian Bowl) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
-350
Not before (date)
-375
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda
cf. CorinthVII.3, pp. 33–34, no. 72, pl. 3 (G. R. Edwards)
Comparanda
cf. CorinthVII.6, pp. 112–113, 128, no. IV-43, fig. 21, pl. 17 (I. McPhee and E. G. Pemberton; Southwest Forum)
Comparanda
cf. Pemberton1997, p. 64, no. 79, fig. 8, pl. 26 (with stamped decoration)
Description
Corinthian wheelmade fine-ware bowl. Constricted, somewhat angular ring foot and lower wall rising broadly. Floor has circular outer groove enclosing part of large stamped palmette. Trace of original slip in the impressed lines of palmette. Size and profile are consistent with large bowls with outturned rim. Such bowls are usually glazed on interior and partially or fully glazed on exterior; whether this fragment was originally glazed on exterior is unclear.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric (interior): 2.5Y 6/1, gray; (exterior): 7.5YR 6/4, light brown. Somewhat hard, somewhat gritty to medium fine fabric with frequent, very small golden mica and black inclusions.
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves small parts of foot and floor. Heavy abrasion; moderate, sparse encrustation.
Published as
Bravo2022, pp. 574-575, no. 3, fig. 16.1
Estimated base diameter
0.12
Base Height
0.013
Preserved height
0.024
Preserved length
0.053
Preserved width
0.027
Other Dimensions
Th. foot 0.009
Chronology comment
Dated second quarter 4th century BCE.
Has geographic origin
Corinthia
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Classical (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP165 (Late Classical Corinthian Bowl).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp165>