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- KP178 (Early Roman Piriform Unguentarium) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
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Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
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Early Roman Terracotta Unguentarium
- Description
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Short, conical neck. Flaring rim with thin, rounded lip.
- Fabric, firing, surface
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2.5Y 5/1, gray. Somewhat hard, smooth, medium-fine fabric with common, very small, rounded, white inclusions.
- Preservation description
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One large fragment preserves 50% of shoulder, neck, and rim. Slight chipping; worn breaks; slight, extensive patches of encrustation.
- Published as
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MorisonRife2022, pp. 600, 678, no. 150, fig. 17.28
- Preserved height
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0.041
- Estimated rim diameter
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0.025
- Chronology comment
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Mid-1st century CE
- Explanation of deposition
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Represents Early Roman ritual activity on southwest floor or south bench.
- Material
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Ceramic (Material)
- In Excavated Unit
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Locus TRC0806-001
- Location in unit
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Spoil heap from looting pit over southwest Building C1.
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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