- KE 1898 (Early Roman Lead-Glazed Cup) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 486
- Typological identification
- Early Roman Lead-Glazed Ware
- Description
- Small bowl. Short everted rim with triangular profile, clearly distinguished from wall by sharp in-turn below. Ridges on outer face on upper wall. Molded relief on wall preserving three rows of upward-pointing leaves: six (one at left very partial) in top row; five in middle row; three in lowest extant row. Each leaf has central ridge extending variably toward top point. Leaf varies around 9 millimeters in height.
- Preservation comment
- One small sherd preserves <10% of rim and small part of adjacent wall. Slight, extensive abrasion across relief and edges, minor chipping; worn breaks.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, no. ER 71, pp. 76-77, fig. 8, pl. 19 (B. Adamsheck: “probably North Italian in origin“).
- Preserved height
- 0.045
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.12
- Wall thickness
- 0.0035
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- File
- Photograph
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“KE 1898 (Early Roman Lead-Glazed Cup).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1898>
