KP235 (Eastern Sigillata A Hayes Form 22B) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Technique

Sloppy finishing of base, including smearing and nicking before firing, crackling, and mottled slip.

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Eastern Sigillata A Hayes Form 22

Comparanda

cf. AbadieReynal2007, p. 80, no. 119, pl. 20 (Argos)

Comparanda

cf. AgoraXXXII, p. 134, no. 110, fig. 5 (J. W. Hayes; context: late 1st century BCE-50 CE)

Comparanda

cf. Grigoropoulos2005, vol. 1, p. 217, vol. 2, fig. 163:1 (Piraeus)

Comparanda

cf. Hayes1973, p. 451, no. 125, pl. 85 (South Stoa, Corinth)

Contributor Notes

2025: JLR slightly adjusted description in MorisonRife2022 after consultation with Philip Bes.

Description

Hemispherical cup or bowl. Low, flaring ring foot with vertical exterior face and groove above. Base profile somewhat unusual for prototypical form.

Fabric, firing, surface

Fabric: 10YR 8/2, very pale brown. Slip: 10R 4/6, red. Material typical for ware.

Preservation description

One fragment preserves 25% of base and lower body. Surface mostly in good condition; slightly worn breaks.

Published as

MorisonRife2022, pp. 590, 632-633, no. 22, fig. 17.5

Estimated base diameter

0.05

Preserved height

0.032

Preserved length

0.053

Preserved width

0.074

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph

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