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)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 2030 (Late Hellenistic-Early Roman Lagynos).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2030>