KP246 (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
Cylindrical to ovoid body with maximum diameter on upper body just below shoulder; corrugated below articulation with neck. Cylindrical to conical neck up to everted rim with grooved lip. Lentoid handle attaches just below shoulder and just below rim.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
5YR 6/6, reddish brown. Hard, smooth, fine fabric with common mica, common, poorly sorted, subangular to subrounded, white and gray inclusions and very rare, medium, irregular, pale gray chunks (limestone?); sparse rounded voids opening at surface.
Preservation comment
Three large joining fragments preserve >50% of upper body, 66% of neck, 25% of rim, and entire handle. Slight erosion and flaking; slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 601, 691-692, no. 171, fig. 17.39
Body diameter
0.143
Preserved height
0.145
Rim diameter
0.06
Chronology comment
Dated 6th-7th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP246 (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/kp246>