KP171 (Early Byzantine Slavic-Ware Beaker) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
800
Not before (date)
600
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Description
Handmade. Small vessel with convex body. No decoration. A common shape for vessels in similar wares from southern Greece is a beaker or small cooking pot with a flaring rim and a flat bottom.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric (core): 10R 5/8, red; (surface): 10R 5/1, reddish gray 2. Hard, coarse, friable fabric with frequent, medium, angular, dark gray, stony inclusions, uncommon, medium, angular, red inclusions, and uncommon, small, rounded, white inclusions; extensive cracking and spalling.
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves small part of body. Slight, sparse abrasion and chipping.
Published as
Gregory2022, pp. 738, 740, 741, no. 275, fig. 18.1
Preserved length
0.037
Preserved width
0.035
Chronology comment
Dated 7th-8th century?
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP171 (Early Byzantine Slavic-Ware Beaker).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp171>