Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KP416 (Early-Middle Hellenistic Argive Fish Plate)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): -150
Not before (date): -300
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda: Fabric: cf. Edwards1981, pp. 201–202 (“Fabric B”)
Comparanda: Fabric: cf. Romano1994, p. 70, no. 24, pl. 16 (Argive fish plate)
Comparanda: Shape: cf. CorinthVII.3, pp. 41–42, nos. 135, 136, pls. 5, 46 (G. R. Edwards)
Description: Imported wheelmade fine-ware fish plate. Thick, slightly flaring ring foot. Thick floor rises with slight convex curve from central concave depression. Two concentric grooves mark transition from central depression to rest of plate floor. Glazed interior and semiglazed exterior with dripping down to bottom of foot in places. Reserved underside.
Fabric, firing, and surface description: Fabric: 10R 6/6, light red. Slip: 2.5YR 4/8, red, to 2.5YR 2.5/1, reddish black. Hard, very fine clay with uncommon, very small mica and frequent, very small, black and white inclusions; scattered voids. Thin, uneven slip, slightly flaky, varies in color. Argive?
Preservation comment: One fragment preserves ca. 50% of base and floor. Heavy abrasion and slight pitting; very slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as: Bravo2022, pp. 570, 576, 577, no. 8, fig. 16.2
Base Diameter: 0.092
Preserved height: 0.028
Preserved length: 0.094
Preserved width: 0.078
Chronology comment: Dated 3rd-mid-2nd century BCE.
Belongs to Historical Period: Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period: Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material: Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation: “KP416 (Early-Middle Hellenistic Argive Fish Plate).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp416>