KE 1889 (Eastern Sigillata A Bowl) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 483 b
Typological identification
Unclassified Eastern Sigillata A
Typological identification comment
The form is not in Hayes1985.
Comparanda
sim. AgoraXXXII, pp. 30, 140, nos. 180, 184, fig. 7 (J. W. Hayes; “various late shapes“ dated mid-2nd c.-ca. AD 200?)
Description
Bowl with rounded and incurving wall, short everted rim, and low ring foot. Straight walls turn in above widest point. Triangular rim with rounded out face, concave upper. Short base sharply marked off from wall on exterior; hollow with short triangular button. Turning bands visible on interior and exterior.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Very fine, slightly pink fabric. Dark red slip, thick; drip marks on exterior.
Preservation comment
Four joining sherds preserve ca. 75% of vessel with full profile. Slight-moderate, frequent abrasion with rare pitting; worn slip cracking on top of rim; scattered specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, no. LRB 22, p. 94, pl. 22 (B. Adamsheck)
Base Diameter
0.045
Body diameter
0.1075
Height
0.0542
Estimated rim diameter
0.11
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1889 (Eastern Sigillata A Bowl).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1889>