KP338 (Early-Middle Roman Regional Pitcher) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Pitcher or Jug
Description
Shallow ring base, slightly concave. Flaring wall.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric (interior and core): Gley 1 3/N, very dark gray; (exterior surface): 5Y 5/1, gray. Regional cooking fabric.
Preservation description
One large fragment preserves entire base and part of lower body. Very slight, sparse abrasion; somewhat worn breaks.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 598-599, 674-675, no. 141, fig. 17.26
Base Diameter
0.039
Body diameter
0.109
Preserved height
0.041
Chronology comment
K. W. Slane (CorinthXVIII.2, p. 101) noted that the ring base on such pitchers chiefly occurs earlier in the series.
Chronology comment
Late 1st-2nd century?
Explanation of deposition
Represents Early-Middle Roman use of Building B3.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRB0905-026
Location in unit
Lowest (ninth) level of fill with mixed debris in well, west room B3-I.
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph