KP196 (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. AgoraV, p. 42, no. G 191, pl. 72 (H. S. Robinson)
Comparanda
cf. CorinthXVIII.2, pp. 73–74, 78, 79, no. 165, fig. 16 (K. W. Slane; Demeter and Kore)
Comparanda
cf. Hayes1983, pp. 126–127, no. 103, fig. 9 (Villa Dionysos, Knossos)
Description
Horizontal rim, indented on top face. Slip on interior, top of rim, and exterior just below rim. Slight scorching on lower wall from use.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 5YR 5/4, reddish brown. Slip: 2.5YR 4/6, red. Hard, gritty fabric with few mica, very few, rounded, black matte inclusions, few red inclusions, and very rare lime reaction rings. Thick, even, dull slip. Imported.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves part of upper body and <25% of rim. Slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 604, 708, 709, no. 209, fig. 17.51 (“Imitation Pompeian-Red Ware“)
Preserved height
0.034
Preserved length
0.067
Preserved width
0.056
Estimated rim diameter
0.3
Chronology comment
Dated mid-2nd century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP196 (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/kp196>