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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Area B (northwest side of harbor)
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 4
- Typological identification
- Phocaean Cooking Ware
- Description
- Trefoil-mouth pitcher. Very open spout with wide band forming upturned rim. Rim marked by offset on outer face; two distinct offsets at midpoint of neck. Handle was attached at back of mouth below rim.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Hard, very slight granular fabric with some tiny light, angular inclusions. Surface fired gray.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves entire rim (but chipped) and neck with upper handle attachment and small part of upper wall. Slight to moderate, somewhat extensive abrasion with scratching and chipping around rim; worn breaks; widespread gray cloudiness especially on interior.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, pp. 132-133, no. RC 63b, pl. 36 (B. Adamsheck)
- Preserved height
- 0.065
- Wall thickness
- 0.0015
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 2.5YR 7/6 (light red)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 7 (Roman Trefoil-Mouth Pitcher).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0007>
