KP192 (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. 161, fig. 16 (K. W. Slane; Demeter and Kore)
Description
Flat base. Concave flaring wall. Rounded rim with flattened top. Twisted, tubular handle socket. Slight scorching from use on base.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric (core): 10YR 3/1, very dark gray; (surface): 2.5YR 6/6, light red. Hard, medium fine fabric with common mica, few, moderately sorted, angular to subangular, white inclusions, and rare, small, black matte inclusions. Imported.
Preservation comment
Four joining fragments preserve 25% of base, body and rim, and ca. 50% of handle, including full profile. Slight abrasion; slight, patchy encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 604, 706, 708, no. 201, fig. 17.51
Estimated base diameter
0.225
Handle width
0.019
Height
0.046
Estimated rim diameter
0.3
Chronology comment
Dated mid-late 1st century CE.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP192 (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/kp192>