cf. IsthmiaXI, p. 150, no. 895, pl. 26 (J. W. Hayes and K. W. Slane; identified as amphora toe(?) “possibly from a globular type related to LR Amphora 2“(?); Southwest Temenos, context dated 5th-6th century(?))
Comparanda
cf. Sanders1999, p. 473, no. 24, fig. 16=Hammond2015, pp. 68 n. 230, 220, 328-329, 396-397, nos. 374-377, fig. 42, pl. 16 (“bell lids“ in NePcf; Panayia Area, Corinth, dated mid-/late 6th-early 7th cs.)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Reddish orange; more gray at exterior surface. Coarse, hard; irregular hackly break; gritty surface texture. Common, poorly sorted, small to rarely medium, inclusions: small white angular; rare, angular, red; tiny, rounded black and other dark.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves entire handle and small part of adjacent wall. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and erosion; worn breaks; wide film of thin encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, p. 112, no. RC 9d, pl. 28 (B. Adamsheck)
“KE 502 (Late Roman Lid with Graffito).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0502>