KP449 (Late Roman Greek Red-Slip Dish) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Regional Red Slip
Description
Wide plate. Flat floor; very low ring base with pointed resting surface but rounded on both face. Perhaps low curving walls.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Very fine fabric fired to consistent pale brownish-red. Uncommon small, dark, angular bits, many visible flattened on underside; rare tiny dark bits visible in break; micaceous. Slip is slightly darker and redder than fabric where best preserved, though distinctly lighter and more brown than typical LRC ware. In its original state slip was very well smoothed. Underside is essentially plain with brush marks. Central or southern Greek?
Preservation comment
One sherd preserving ca. 5% of base and small part of lower wall. Slip is worn on interior but preserves original well-smoothed surface in patches. Slight chipping around edges; somewhat worn breaks; wide areas of thin, patchy brownish white encrustation.
Estimated base diameter
0.36
Base Diameter preserved
5.0
Preserved height
0.011
Preserved width
0.086
Wall thickness
0.0027-0.0031
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Fabric Munsell reading
5YR 7/8
Surface (slip) Munsell reading
2.5YR 7/8
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KP449 (Late Roman Greek Red-Slip Dish).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/kcp/kp449>