KP414 (Early Hellenistic Attic Wheelmade Cup) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
-275
Not before (date)
-325
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda
cf. AgoraXXIX, pp. 90–91, 93, 95, 252–253, 257–258, nos. 105, 109, 143, 144, 157, 160, figs. 10–12, pls. 11, 13, 15 (S. Rotroff)
Description
Attic wheelmade small fine-ware cup. Narrow, turned foot with scraped groove on resting surface and on vertical edge. Concave curve rises to scraped ring offsetting a slightly narrower stem. Conical underside with slight nipple. Glazed all over except for scraped grooves and ring. This type of foot can appear on the kantharos, bowl-kantharos, and Corinthian-type skyphos of the Early Hellenistic period.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 2.5YR 6/6, light red, to 7.5YR 7/6, reddish yellow. Slip: 2.5YR 4/4, reddish brown, to 2.5YR 2.5/1, reddish black. Soft, very fine fabric with frequent, very small mica and black inclusions. Thin, dull, black slip, heavily worn at stem and around outer edge and underside of foot.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves entire base and small part of stem. Slight abrasion and pitting; very slight, very sparse encrustation.
Published as
Bravo2022, pp. 570, 576, 577, no. 7, fig. 16.2
Base Diameter
0.042
Preserved height
0.023
Has geographic origin
Attica
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP414 (Early Hellenistic Attic Wheelmade Cup).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp414>