KP360 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Regional Cooking Pot) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda
cf. SlaneSanders2005, pp. 267, 272, no. 3-30, fig. 8 (Baths of Aphrodite, Corinth, context: end 6th century)
Description
Globular(?) body. Everted, somewhat undercut rim with half-round to angular outer face and sharp turn inside. Scorching on outside rim and body from use.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
2.5YR 5/4, reddish brown. Hard, medium coarse fabric with poorly sorted, subangular to subrounded, white (calcareous) inclusions and very few, medium, subangular, gray fragments. Regional.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves <25% of upper body and rim. Slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 607, 720, 721, no. 235, fig. 17.58
Preserved height
0.046
Preserved length
0.063
Preserved width
0.05
Estimated rim diameter
0.155
Chronology comment
Dated late 6th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP360 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Regional 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/kp360>