KP229 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Pitcher) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Description
Flat base. Irregular cylindrical body with loose corrugation. Irregular carina-tion from body to shoulder. Tall, conical neck with sharp wheel ridging up to outward-thickened, undercut lip. Trefoil mouth. Flat, spined handle with upper edges projecting slightly.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
7.5YR 6/4, light brown. Hard, smooth, medium-fine fabric with common mica, common, subangular to subrounded, small, white inclusions, few, very small, gray and black bits, and very rare, medium, irregular rock particles (limestone?); small to medium, rounded voids opening at surface.
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight, sparse chipping and cracking; slight, very sparse encrustation on base.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 601, 690-691, no. 169, fig. 17.38
Base Diameter
0.101
Body diameter
0.122
Height
0.197
Other Dimensions
L. mouth 0.071
Other Dimensions
W. mouth 0.064
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP229 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Pitcher).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp229>