KE 1265 (Middle-Late Hellenistic Corinthian Relief Bowl) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 345
Typological identification
Hellenistic Moldmade Bowl (“Megarian Bowl“)
Cited by
SlaneWright1980b, p. 548 (rev. KenchreaiIV: “possibly ... appear[s] Corinthian“)
Comparanda
cf. AgoraXXII, p. 83, no. 326, pl. 59 (S. Rotroff; Athenian, ca. 145-125 BCE)
Description
Hemispherical(?) bowl with molded relief on upper wall to lower rim. Wall: long petals with single raised outline. Rim: framed band of palmette-guilloche.
Description
Pale brown with a tinge of yellow. Somewhat soft, fine, with smooth break; rare, small, poorly sorted, lime specks. Thin, semilustrous, even(?) slip, peeling everywhere in small flakes; dark gray with a ringe of brown or dark red. Corinthian.
Preservation description
One small sherd preserves part of lower rim molding and adjacent wall. Slight, extensive abrasion and minor chipping; worn breaks; patches of thin encrustation around relief.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, p. 15, no. Gr 35, pl. 4 (B. Adamsheck)
Preserved height
0.045
Wall thickness
0.0042
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph