KP259 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Cooking Pot) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda
cf. Hayes2001, pp. 449–450, no. B 55, fig. 9 (Medical faculty site, Knossos)
Description
Convex upper body. Steep, outward-thickened rim with tapering lip; concave on inside. Flat strap handle attaches to rim.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric (core): 7.5YR 4/1, dark gray; (surface): 2.5YR 6/4, light reddish brown. Hard, gritty fabric with frequent golden mica flecks and common, moderately sorted, subangular to subrounded, white inclusions. Imported?
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves less than one-quarter of neck and rim and the upper handle attachment. Moderate erosion along breaks; slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 606, 719-720, no. 233, fig. 17.58
Preserved height
0.028
Preserved width
0.065
Estimated rim diameter
0.235
Chronology comment
Dated 5th-6th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP259 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Cooking Pot).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp259>