KP353 (African Red-Slip Vessel Stamp) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
African Red Slip with Stamped Decoration
Typological identification
Unclassified African Red Slip
Description
Stamp: hindquarters and torso of bull striding or rearing right. Second stamped figure, uncertain (fish?), below to left. Style E(ii), similar to types 162 (bull) and perhaps 177 (fish; LRP pp. 221–222, 226, 253, 255, fig. 48).
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 2.5YR 6/6, light red. Slip: 10R 6/8, light red. Material typical for ware.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves small part of base, including part of stamp on floor. Moderate abrasion; slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 594, 665, 666, no. 118, fig. 17.21
Preserved length
0.04
Preserved width
0.034
Chronology comment
Dated 6th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP353 (African Red-Slip Vessel Stamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp353>