KE 2218 (Roman Cooking-Ware Lid) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 661
Typological identification
Roman-period Cooking Ware
Conservation
1960s: reconstruction with fine white plaster painted gray.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Orange red fabric, surface fired consistently more pale. Texture and consistency distorted by weathering: fine; uncommon, poorly sorted, tiny to small, white (calcareous) inclusions; highly micaceous.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 30% of lid. Extensive, severe erosion, soft and powdery surface, consistent with marine submersion over long period.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, p. 145, no. RC 101a, pl. 38 (B. Adamsheck)
Handle total height
0.015
Height
0.058
Estimated rim diameter
0.15
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph