KE 1209 (Middle Byzantine Plain-Glazed Mug) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 320
Typological identification
Byzantine Glazed Pottery
Comparanda
cf. CorinthXI, p. 244, no. 725, pl. XXIX:a (C. Morgan)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Yellowish white fired slightly darker at surface. Somewhat hard, slightly gritty fabric; smooth break. Common tiny bits, poorly sorted, including subrounded lime and rarer gray and black. Even, thin, pale white wash as undercoat; even, glossy glaze, thicker in grooves and irregularly accumulated on bottom; minute crazing; dark green but mottled; peeling in large flakes. Faint turning scratches across body.
Preservation comment
Eight joining sherds preserve complete cup. Moderate abrasion and chipping around edges; scattered specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, pp. 100-101, no. LRB 36, pl. 25 (B. Adamsheck)
Base Diameter
0.0301
Height
0.0488
Rim diameter
0.0864
Wall thickness
0.0032
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Byzantine (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
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