OCK 1686.2: C Rasinius, after 15 CE; no specific production center.
Comparanda
cf. AgoraXXXII, p. 181, no. 613, fig. 20, pl. 64 (J. W. Hayes; context dated second quarter 1st centuy CE “or a little later”)
Comparanda
cf. IsthmiaXI, p. 90, no. 420, fig. 30, pl. 31 (J. W. Hayes and K. W. Slane; signed COMA(ZON) of Pozzuoli, OCK 601.5, 6; citing Ke 2072 but giving incorrect reading of stamp and incorrect dating of depositional context)
Conservation
1960s: joined with shellac and infilled with white plaster.
Description
Hemispherical bowl with flange and ring foot. Rouletting on rim above flange. Light groove on exterior below rim, applied after rouletting; more prominent interior groove below rim. Central stamp in rounded rectangular frame: CRASI.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Very fine fabric with no visible inclusions; fired to consistent light red. Slip dark red.
Preservation comment
Twenty-four joining sherds preserve ca. 25% of rim in two parts and base except for chips. Most of bowl below flange extant. Extensive, slight abrasion with minor pitting and scratching; slip worn but original gloss is well preserved in patches.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, no. ER 5, p. 48, pl. 14 (B. Adamsheck)
“KE 2072 (Italian Sigillata Conspectus Form 33).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2072>