KP084 (Early Roman Piriform Unguentarium) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Unguentarium
Cited by
Rifeetal2007, pp. 168, 169, fig. 20
Description
Plain, flat base. Narrow piriform to ovoid body. Cylindrical neck flares upward; rim folded outward and rounded. Faint spiral turning marks on neck.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric and firing same as KP082. Thin, uneven, matte slip same color as fabric over roughly one-half of vessel.
Label or tag text
Μυροδοχείο | άγρος Κόνιαρι | τάφος VΙΙ | ΟΜ6 | Α4
Preservation comment
Three joining fragments preserve nearly entire vessel. Slight, sparse abrasion; slight, extensive film of encrustation across body and neck and denser patch around rim.
Base Diameter
0.019
Body diameter
0.035
Height
0.092
Rim diameter
0.026
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph