KP345 (Early Roman Asia Minor Cooking Pot) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda
cf. MartyPeppers1979, pp. 88, 194, 382, 468, nos. A164, A165, figs. 35:a, b, 121:c (Tower 14/Long Wall, Isthmia, late 1st century)
Comparanda
cf. Slane1986, pp. 293–294, 312, no. 99, fig. 16 (Early Roman Cellar Building, Corinth, third quarter 1st century CE)
Description
Convex upper body that constricts to neck. Everted rim with rounded lip, bevelled outer face and flat concavity with high flange for lid seating on upper face and inner edge.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
5YR 7/6, reddish yellow. Hard, rather smooth, medium fine fabric with common mica and few to very few, small, spherical, white inclusions; rare rounded voids. Western Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves <25% of upper body and rim. Slight abrasion; slight, extensive encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 606, 716, 717, no. 225, fig. 17.56
Preserved height
0.032
Preserved width
0.055
Estimated rim diameter
0.22
Chronology comment
Dated late 1st century CE.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP345 (Early Roman Asia Minor 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/kp345>