KE 2182 (Early Roman Thymiaterion) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 624
Conservation
1960s: infilling with fine white plaster painted pale gray.
Description
Thymiaterion. Flaring, conical, hollow foot. Flange divides base from more thick-walled lower body.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fine buff fabric with occasional tiny bits. Pale surface lightly slipped.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves most of foot and part of lower body. Slight, extensive abrasion and rare scratching; worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, p. 126, no. RC 42a, pl. 33 (B. Adamsheck)
Base Diameter
0.0733
Preserved height
0.0517
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 2182 (Early Roman Thymiaterion).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2182>