- KE 2030 (Late Hellenistic-Early Roman Lagynos) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 526
- Cited by
- SlaneWright1980b, p. 548 (rev. KenchreaiIV: “belong[s] to a large class made in several different eastern centers possibly including Corinth“)
- Description
- Lagynos. Thickened, everted rim; long tapering neck, and strap handle; rounded body. Handle rises from well below rim before descending to body; two shallow grooves on handle form low central ridge.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Very slightly granular fabric fired to consistent light pink; some tiny light inclusions, occasionally angular, other tiny bits. Surface pale, very thin slip.
- Preservation comment
- Five joining sherds preserve 80% of rim, all of neck, handle, and adjacent part of upper wall. Sparse, moderate abrasion and chipping, including one large piece from rim; slightly worn breaks; small patches of dark encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, p. 131, no. RC 60c (B. Adamsheck)
- Handle width
- 0.026
- Preserved height
- 0.144
- Preserved width
- 0.141
- Rim diameter
- 0.052
- Wall thickness
- 0.0047
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 5YR 7/4 (pink)
- Surface (slip) Munsell reading
- 5Y 8/2 (pale yellow)
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“KE 2030 (Late Hellenistic-Early Roman Lagynos).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2030>
