KE 2068 (Early Roman Unguentarium) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 530
Typological identification
Unguentarium
Conservation
1960s: refitted with shellac.
Description
Piriform body. Rounded bottom, slightly concave.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fine, pale fabric but material poorly preserved.
Preservation comment
Fourteen joining sherds preserve complete lower to middle body. Moderate, extensive patches of erosion and abrasion, flaking; worn breaks.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, p. 120, no. RC 32e, pl. 33 (B. Adamsheck)
Base Diameter
0.028
Body diameter
0.067
Preserved height
0.067
Wall thickness
0.0022
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph