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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 377
Description
Small flask. Small flaring base, slightly hollow. At widest point extant body has spiral grooving creating ridged surface; exterior below is smoothed but with turning scratches. Interior carries finely spaced spiral grove to near base.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Soft, fine fabric fired to consistent pale hue, very thin surface slip is same color. Very few inclusions, rare light sub-angular bits. Surface has very thin slip, same color as fabric.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves base and wall to widest part of body. Minor encrustation but otherwise extant surface largely preserved.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, p. 134, no. RC 67c, pl. 36 (B. Adamsheck)
Base Diameter
0.03
Wall thickness
0.0029
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Fabric Munsell reading
2.5Y 8/3 (pale yellow)
Drawing
File
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1396 (Roman Small Flask).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1396>