Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KP199 (Eastern Sigillata B Plate with Stamp)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Writing transcription: [Ε]ΠΑΦ
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Eastern Sigillata B with Manufacturing Stamp
Typological identification: Unclassified Eastern Sigillata B
Comparanda: Form: cf. AgoraXXXII, p. 144, no. 222, fig. 8, pl. 7 (J. W. Hayes; context: ca. 80-100 CE)
Comparanda: Signature: see Bes2017, pp. 255-258, Tables 11:a-b): e.g., Waage1948, p. 35 (Syrian Antioch); Jones1950, p. 283, no. 902, fig. 176 (Tarsus); EphesosIX.2.2, pp. 110, 113, nos. H 43, H 78, pls. 126, 138 (V. Mitsopoulos-Leon; Basilika am Staatsmarkt), EphesosXIII.1.1, p. 246, no. H 69, pls. 74, 93 (V. Gassner; Südtor, Tetragonos-Agora); Takaoglu2006, p. 269, fig. 2 (Tralles)
Comparanda: Signature: see Iliffe1936, p. 33 (signatures of Ἐπαφροδείτος on ESA and ΕΠΑΦΡΑ within a central, rectangular stamp on ESB1 are attested at Pergamon, Tarsus, Ephesos, Tralles, and Syrian Antioch)
Description: Plate. Low, shallow ring base. Small stamp on floor, roughly two-thirds preserved: double grooves in oval around [ΕΠΑΦ.
Fabric, firing, and surface description: Fabric: 2.5YR 5/6, red. Slip: 2.5YR 4/8, red. Material typical for ware: ESB1.
Preservation comment: One fragment preserves ca. 66% of base and floor, including part of stamp, and small part of lower body. Extensive abrasion; slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as: MorisonRife2022, pp. 590, 634-635, no. 27, fig. 17.6
Base Diameter: 0.04
Preserved height: 0.042
Preserved width: 0.041
Chronology comment: Dated late 1st century CE.
Material: Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation: “KP199 (Eastern Sigillata B Plate with Stamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp199>