KP173 (Eastern Thin-Walled-Ware Cup) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Thin-Walled "Aegean" Cup
Comparanda
sim. Gebhardetal1998, pp. 452–453, no. 47, fig. 17 (Isthmia, Palaimonion phase III, deposit II.4=late 2nd century–ca. 240 CE)
Comparanda
sim. MartyPeppers1979, pp. 295, 438, 466, no. K341, figs. 91:c, 119:c=Marty1993, pp. 123–124, no. IPR 70-54, fig. 7:b (similar rim but larger than KP173; Hexamilion Outworks, Isthmia)
Description
Rounded shoulder. Short, indented, raised band at top of neck. Short, widely flaring rim with thickened, rounded lip. Loop handle against rim rises just above lip.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
2.5YR 5/8, red. Somewhat hard, gritty fabric with common golden mica, uncommon small, spherical, gray and white inclusions, and rare black bits. Variant production.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves <25% of rim.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 592-593, 656, 657, no. 92, fig. 17.17
Preserved height
0.021
Preserved length
0.036
Preserved width
0.024
Estimated rim diameter
0.08
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP173 (Eastern Thin-Walled-Ware Cup).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp173>