KP419 (Early Byzantine Slavic-Ware Beaker) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
1000
Not before (date)
600
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Description
Handmade. Small vessel with convex body. No decoration.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric (interior): 10YR 4/4, dark yellowish brown; (exterior): 2.5YR 7/4, light reddish brown. Hard, coarse clay with frequent, medium, subrounded to angular, gray, stony inclusions, few small, rounded, white inclusions, and rare, sparse, spar-kling specks; moderate cracking and slight spalling.
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves small part of body. Slight abrasion; heavy, extensive patches of encrustation on exterior.
Published as
Gregory2022, pp. 738, 741, no. 276, fig. 18.1
Preserved height
0.037
Preserved length
0.052
Chronology comment
Dated 7th-10th century?
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph