Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KP384 (Early Roman Ovoid Jar)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda: sim. Hayes1973, p. 465, no. 221, pl. 91 (South Stoa, Corinth)
Comparanda: sim. SlaneWright1980a, pp. 160, 171, no. 105, pl. 32 (southwest Forum, Corinth)
Description: Ovoid body. Three grooves on upper wall. Slightly downturned, triangular rim with rounded lip, tooled beneath; thin ridge on wall below. Dip-slipped to coat rim, with drips and splashes down interior and exterior. Shallow corrugation across surface.
Fabric, firing, and surface description: Fabric: 7.5YR 8/2, pinkish white. Slip: 2.5YR 5/4, reddish brown. Hard, smooth, fine fabric with rare to very rare, small, white and red flecks. Dull, thin, mottled slip. Regional?
Preservation comment: Three large joining fragments preserve ca. 33% of body and <25% of rim. Slight, sparse abrasion.
Published as: MorisonRife2022, pp. 604, 704-705, no. 198, fig. 17.49
Estimated diameter upper bound: 0.23
Preserved height: 0.278
Estimated rim diameter: 0.15
Chronology comment: Dated 1st century CE (or later?)
Material: Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation: “KP384 (Early Roman Ovoid Jar).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp384>