KP371 (Middle Byzantine Corinthian Fine Sgraffito shallow bowl/plate) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Not after (date)

1180

Not before (date)

1140

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Byzantine Sgraffito

Comparanda

cf. CorinthXI, pp. 31, 118, 264, 281–282, 286, nos. 961, 1163, 1167, 1168, 1219, fig. 20:b, c, h, pls. XXXIXB:a, XLIV:a (C. Morgan; “Fine style” and “Developed style”)

Description

Sgraffito decoration incised by fine point on floor: medallion containing interlace on imbricated ground enclosed by double bands and dentils or ovules. Details are finely rendered.

Fabric, firing, surface

Fabric: 2.5YR 5/6, red. Slip: creamy white. Glaze: light yellow (PMS 7401). Somewhat soft, fine fabric with very rare, small, white (lime) and gray inclusions and rare, miniscule, sparkling inclusions. Thick, even, dull slip as wash. Thick, even, fine, lustrous glaze shows crazing. Shallow bowl or plate. Flaring ring foot. Exterior has worn white slip-wash; interior has creamy white slip and light yellow glaze.

Preservation comment

One sherd preserves small part of foot and floor. Very slight chipping.

Published as

Gregory2022, pp. 771-772, no. 278, fig. 18.2

Maximum preserved dimension

0.036

Chronology comment

Morgan‘s date for style revised to ca. 1140–1180 at Sanders1999a, p. 163, fig. 9; Sanders2000, pp. 161–162, fig. 3; and Sanders2003, pp. 392–393, table 23.3.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph