KP338 (Early-Middle Roman Regional Pitcher) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Description
Shallow ring base, slightly concave with tooling lines. Flaring wall with knife-trimming; no corrugation.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric (interior and core): Gley 1 3/N, very dark gray; (exterior surface): 5Y 5/1, gray. Regional cooking fabric.
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves entire base and part of lower body.
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
Dated late 1st-2nd century?
Chronology comment
K. W. Slane (CorinthXVIII.2, p. 101) noted that the ring base on such pitchers chiefly occurs earlier in the series.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP338 (Early-Middle Roman Regional Pitcher).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp338>