Same motif but elongated nozzle and triangular thumbplate: BMLII, pp. 50, 206, no. Q 1005, fig. 53, pls. 28, 35, 95 (Italian, dated ca. A.D. 30-70; D. M. Bailey)
Comparanda
Same motif but with tight spacing around central ring(s) and double nozzle: Deneauve1969, p. 146, no. 546, pl. LVI (Carthage); CahnKlaiber1977, pp. 191-192, 345, no. 197, pl. 18 (Universität Tübingen; from Alexandria); Balestrazzi1988, p. 298, no. 807, pl. 123 (Museo di Aquileia).
Comparanda
Same motif with more tight spacing around central ring(s): Loeschcke1919, p. 399, no. 458, pl. XVI (Vindonissa); Jacopi19321933, p. 531, fig. 68 (Kamiros); Vegas1966, p. 103, no. 39, pls. 1, 7 (Novaesium [Neuss])
Comparanda
cf. BemontChew2007, pp. 106, 180, 440, décor D 166, no. IT 17, pl. 15 (Loeschcke Typus IV=Bailey Type B Group ii; Musée d’archéologie nationale de Saint-Germain-en-Laye; Italian product?)
Comparanda
cf. Deneauve1969, p. 114, no. 325, pl. XXXVIII (Carthage)
Comparanda
cf. Farka1977, p. 235, no. 535, pl. 39 (Magdalensburg)
Comparanda
cf. Heres1972, p. 28, no. 142, pl. 18 (Antikensammlung Berlin; from Asia Minor)
Comparanda
cf. Hubinger1993, pp. 67-68, no. 114, pl. 14 (Akademisches Kunstmuseum, Universität-Bonn; Italian product, from Sardis)
Comparanda
cf. Menzel1969, pp. 26-28, no. 88, fig. 25:14 (RGZM; from Rome)
Description
Type of military arms and armor.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Pale buff fabric, consistently fired; somewhat soft, very fine, smooth breaking; no visible inclusions; no mica. Thick, even, semimatte slip, orangish red, flaking consistent with postdepositional abrasion. Italian? Corinthian imitative (cf. sigillata)?
Preservation comment
One small sherd preserves ca. 8% of discus and small part of shoulder. Slight, extensive abrasion and slight chip around edges; worn breaks; frequent specks to patches of encrustation in grooves.
