KP205 (Early-Middle Roman Knidian Relief-Ware Askos) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Knidian Relief Ware
Description
Four rows of short, vertical gouges to one side (below? to right?) of curvature and molded decoration of raised loops (hair? fleece?) to other side (above? to left?) of curvature. Uncertain plastic vessel.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric (interior): 2.5YR 6/6, light red; (exterior): 10YR 7/4, very pale brown. Slip: 2.5YR 6/8 to 7/5, reddish brown. Soft, fine fabric with rare, miniscule, golden mica and very few to few, small, rounded, white inclusions. Thin, even, dull to slightly metallic slip preserved in linear streaks.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves small part of body just below shoulder. Severe abrasion and slight chipping.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 594, 660, 661, no. 104, fig. 17.19
Preserved height
0.056
Preserved length
0.059
Preserved width
0.051
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph