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)
