Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KP343 (Middle Hellenistic Gray-Ware Molded Relief Ware)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): -135
Not before (date): -165
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda: Decoration: cf. CorinthVII.3, pp. 176–179, no. 902, pl. 77 (G. R. Edwards)
Comparanda: Decoration: cf. Edwards1981, p. 204, no. C-1963-490, pl. 48
Comparanda: Decoration: cf. Edwards1986, p. 419, no. 70, pl. 89
Comparanda: Fabric: cf. Edwards1981, pp. 203–204 (“Fabric D”); Edwards1986, p. 404 (fabric proposed to be Corinthian despite resemblance to East Greek gray ware)
Description: Gray-ware molded relief ware, long-petal(?) bowl. Glazed all over. In exterior rim zone, ivy-leaf guilloche between two lines. On wall below is an arched relief line that may represent the tip of a petal.
Fabric, firing, and surface description: Fabric: 10YR 7/2, light gray. Slip: Gley 1 3/N, very dark gray. Somewhat soft, very fine fabric, with rare, very small, black inclusions. Somewhat thin, even, semilustrous slip, abraded in places.
Preservation comment: One small fragment from upper body. Slight abrasion; slight, extensive encrustation.
Published as: Bravo2022, pp. 570, 576, 578, no. 10, fig. 16.2
Preserved length: 0.023
Preserved width: 0.02
Chronology comment: Dated mid-2nd century BCE.
Belongs to Historical Period: Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material: Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation: “KP343 (Middle Hellenistic Gray-Ware Molded Relief Ware).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp343>