KP382 (Early-Middle Roman Regional Pitcher) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda
Form falls between Slane’s small, round-mouth pitcher and narrow-neck pitcher: see, e.g., CorinthXVIII.2, pp. 101, 104, 105, nos. 220, 221, fig. 26 (Demeter and Kore).
Description
Ovoid body(?), conical toward shoulder. Cylindrical, slightly convex neck. Everted rim with pointed lip, bevel on inside and raised band on outside. Oval strap handle attaches to shoulder and just under lip.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
10R 4/1, dark reddish gray. Regional cooking fabric.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves 66% of rim and small part of neck. Four more nonjoining sherds from neck and shoulder likely represent the same vessel. Slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 598-599, 675-676, no. 139, fig. 17.26
Estimated body diameter
0.12
Preserved height
0.084
Estimated rim diameter
0.06
Chronology comment
Dated late 1st-3rd century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP382 (Early-Middle Roman Regional Pitcher).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp382>