cf. BMLIII, p. 382, nos. Q 3105, Q 3106, pl. 105, figs. 60, 143 (D. M. Bailey; same format and shoulder, crater with plant and two panthers on discus; from Kalymnos and Ephesus, dated AD 500-600)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Typical fabric (pinkish orange, somewhat gritty, highly micaceous), firing, and surface treatment (somewhat thick, even, semimatte slip, red with tinge of purple); cf. Ke0558. Smooth and aligned seam.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves small part of discus, ca. 15% of back shoulder, upper handle and adjacent lower wall. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and rare gouging; worn breaks.
