KE 848 (Late Roman[?] Small Jug) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 228
Typological identification
Unclassified Pottery
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Buff fabric, consistently fired. Very fine, soft, with smooth break. Common, well sorted, mixed tiny bits (dark and white); faintly micaceous. Corinthian? Small slice before firing on one side; blobs of excess clay around edge of string-cut base.
Preservation comment
Intact but missing handle. Slight, sparse abrasion and pitting; mostly clean break; slight white discoloration.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, p. 120, no. RC 29, pl. 38 (B. Adamsheck)
Base Diameter
0.033
Body diameter
0.049
Height
0.029
Rim diameter
0.026
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph