KP242 (Oversized Eastern Thin-Walled-Ware Cup with Graffito) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
[---]ΛΑ
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Graffito (pottery or lamp)
Typological identification
Thin-Walled "Aegean" Cup
Comparanda
cf. AgoraXXXII, p. 268, no. 1605, fig. 51, pl. 76 (J. W. Hayes; early 2nd century)
Description
Oversized version. Wide, globular body with rounded shoulders. Flat, indented band at neck. Relatively short, slightly everted rim with thin lip. Strap handle, oval in section. Graffito finely incised after firing on upper body, ending just inside handle: [---]ΛΑ (alpha has crossed bars).
Fabric, firing, and surface description
10R 5/8, red. Exterior reduced. Material typical for ware.
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves small part of upper body, one-quarter of rim, and entire handle. Slight chipping.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 592-593, 655-656, no. 89, fig. 17.17
Preserved height
0.048
Preserved length
0.051
Preserved width
0.035
Estimated rim diameter
0.1
Chronology comment
Dated early-mid-2nd century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP242 (Oversized Eastern Thin-Walled-Ware Cup with Graffito).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp242>