KP384 (Early Roman Ovoid Jar) [permalink]
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, surface
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)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph