KE 2173 (Early-Middle Roman Imported Bowl) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 615
Cited by
SlaneWright1980b, p. 549 (rev. KenchreaiIV: “not all of the vessels of RC 96 and RC 98 are Corinthian“)
Description
Wide ring foot angles outward. Slight, sharp ridge at midpoint of interior sloping face.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
2.5 YR 6/6 (light red). Slightly coarse fabric, rare small angular gray rocks; slightly micaceous; small to medium, irregular voids. Unslipped.
Preservation comment
Almost complete vessel from two large joining sherds, one preserving entire bowl and one preserving ca. 50% of base. Severe, extensive erosion and flaking across all surfaces such that vessel is disintegrating; all edges blunt. Weathering consistent with long marine submersion.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, p. 144, no. RC 98, pl. 38 (B. Adamsheck: “probably Byzantine“)
Base Diameter
0.076
Body diameter
0.181
Height
0.134
Base Height
0.013
Rim diameter
0.168
Wall thickness
0.0049-0.0054
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KE 2173 (Early-Middle Roman Imported Bowl).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2023. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2173>