Shallow bowl or plate. Low-flaring wall; shallow, flaring ring foot that comes to a rounded point. Exterior unfinished; interior has creamy white slip and clear to light yellow glaze. Sgraffito decoration incised by fine point on floor: medallion containing uncertain angular design, probably an interlace on imbricated ground enclosed by two circles, empty band, and band of tendrils. Details are freely but finely rendered.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 2.5YR 6/8, light red. Slip: creamy white. Glaze: clear to light yellow (PMS 7499). Somewhat soft, medium-coarse fabric with frequent, small, white (lime) and rare, miniscule, sparkling inclusions; few voids. Thick, even, somewhat dull slip. Thick, even, lustrous glaze shows crazing.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves small part of lower body, foot, and floor. Slight, sparse pitting and slight to moderate, sparse chipping.
Published as
Gregory2022, pp. 238, 241, 242, no. 277, fig. 18.2
Estimated base diameter
0.12
Preserved height
0.028
Preserved width
0.041
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.
“KP407 (Middle Byzantine Corinthian Fine Sgraffito Bowl/Plate).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp407>