KE 1886 (Early Roman Gray-Ware Plate with Stamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 483 a
Description
Flat plate with ring foot. Single incised ring partially preserved on interior floor above base. Ring foot has squarish profile, slightly sloping inner face, and groove on outer face. Underside of base has tooled offset at center; the toolmark creates an overlap at the edge of the offset where potter lifted point off the vessel. Rectangular stamp in center of floor: ΙΛΓ (?; dots between letters and within triangle of lambda).
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Very fine gray fabric with occasional small dark bits, no micaceous flakes. Very dark gray slip is preserved only in tiny patches in recesses.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves entire base and central part of floor. Slip all but entirely gone, small patches extant in recesses. Slight, extensive abrasion and minor scratching and rare chipping; worn breaks.
Base Diameter
0.076
Preserved height
0.0163
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Fabric Munsell reading
GLEY 1 7/1 (light greenish gray)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1886 (Early Roman Gray-Ware Plate with Stamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1886>