KE 795 (Roman Pitcher with dipinto) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 209
Description
Pitcher. Ring foot, rounded at resting surface and concave at joint with wall; slightly convex underside. Flaring lower wall.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Dark reddish brown; consistently fired. Heavy, hard, somewhat gritty fabric; somewhat hackly break. Uncommon, small, well sorted, subrounded white (calcareous) and very small, uncommon, subangular(?), black incusions; some larger, angular, lime chunks spalling at surface.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 30% of base with floor and small part of adjacent lower wall. Slight, sparse abrasion with chipping around edge; worn breaks; sparse specks to patches of encrustation.
Estimated base diameter
0.074
Maximum diameter
0.0917
Preserved height
0.0314
Wall thickness
0.0079
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 795 (Roman Pitcher with dipinto).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0795>