KP261 (Athenian Gouged-Ware Jug) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Athenian Late Roman Gouged Ware
Comparanda
cf. AgoraV, p. 111, nos. M 292, M 293, pl. 30 (H. S. Robinson)
Description
Pitcher with globular body. Two narrow grooves define articulation of body and neck. Corrugated; irregularly spaced diagonal gouges.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 5YR 6/4, light reddish brown. Slip: 2.5YR 5/6, red. Somewhat soft, medium fine fabric with common mica and common, very small, spherical, white inclusions. Thin, even, dull slip preserved in grooves. Attic.
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves part of body just below neck. Moderate erosion and abrasion; slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 672, 673, no. 135, fig. 17.24
Estimated body diameter
0.11
Preserved height
0.065
Preserved length
0.072
Preserved width
0.089
Chronology comment
Dated 5th-early 6th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP261 (Athenian Gouged-Ware Jug).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp261>