KP1990-034 (Middle Roman Regional Basin-Bowl) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
Description
Basin-bowl. Horizontal rim with rounded outer face and two grooves on upper face, inner one sloping down to form lid seating. Hemipherical body; broad groove just above mid-point. Ring foot, wide at base and narrowing to resting surface, i.e. triangular in section; broad groove on outer face.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Medium coarse fabric with frequent tiny white and gray bits especially visible in section; infrequent, well sorted, subrounded and subangular, small, white (calcareous) inclusions; and rare, well sorted, angular, small to medium, off-white and gray rocky(?) inclusions visible at surface; hackly break. Consistently fired hard; elongated voids like planar fissures. Surface shows slight smoothing. Turning marks visible on exterior. Regional cooking fabric.
Preservation comment
Two non-joining sherds preserve ca. 15% of rim, one non-joining sherd preserves ca. 15% of base sherd, and four body sherds. Very slight, sparse abrasion; mostly clean breaks.
Estimated base diameter
0.095
Estimated height
0.1
Preserved height
0.068
Estimated rim diameter
0.22
Wall thickness
0.004
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Fabric Munsell reading
2.5YR 6/6 (light red)
Drawing
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Suggested citation
“KP1990-034 (Middle Roman Regional Basin-Bowl).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/kcp/kp1990-034>