KE 2074 (Eastern Sigillata A Hayes Form 22B with graffito) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ΑΛ
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 536
Typological identification
Eastern Sigillata A Hayes Form 22
Cited by
Hayes1985, pp. 23-24, pl. III (“Tipo B“; EAA-Atlante II)
Conservation
1960s: sherds mended with shellac and infilled with white plaster.
Description
Bowl with ring foot. Rounded walls. Plain rim with narrowed lip. Ring foot with sloping interior face is marked off from floor of vessel by distinct tooled groove. Distinct tooled spiral at center of underside of base. Inscribed on base to left of spiral: ΑΛ (read downward).
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fine fabric with distinct red slip; there is some discoloring of fabric, as shown by lighter and pinker patches, and of the slip, which is now very dull. The ”double-dipping line“ is present and run across the center of the vessel.
Preservation comment
Three joining sherds preserve ca. 35% of rim, full profile, and entire base. Moderate, extensive abrasion with frequent pitting and scratchingl minor chipping around rim; worn breaks.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, no. ER 20a, p. 56, pl. 14 (B. Adamsheck)
Base Diameter
0.07
Height
0.069
Estimated rim diameter
0.147
Wall thickness
0.0034
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph