KP183 (Early Roman Imported Frying Pan) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda
cf. CorinthXVIII.2, pp. 73, 78–79, no. 163, fig. 16 (K. W. Slane; Demeter and Kore)
Description
Flat base. Flaring, slightly concave wall. Outward-thickened rim with squared lip.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
2.5YR 6/8, light red. Hard, gritty fabric with rare mica, frequent, angular, white inclusions, and common, subrounded, gray rocky inclusions. Imported.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves <25% of base, body, and rim, including full profile. Slight abrasion; slight, extensive encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 604, 707-709, no. 206, fig. 17.51
Preserved height
0.036
Preserved length
0.087
Preserved width
0.048
Estimated rim diameter
0.26
Chronology comment
Dated early 2nd century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP183 (Early Roman Imported Frying Pan).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp183>