- KE 2246 (Italian Thin-Walled-Ware Cup) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 690
- Typological identification
- Italian Thin-Walled Ware
- Typological identification comment
- Profile close to Marabini Moevs Types 6, 7, and 10.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Material obscured by weathering: orange fabric with medium brown slip; variable firing toward base; fine, smooth(?) break; uncommon, well sorted, tiny, mixed bits (light and dark); common, tiny sparkles (micaceous?) on all surfaces; thin, even slip on exterior and bottom, not interior, peeling in small flakes.
- Preservation comment
- Two joining sherds preserve large part of mostly lower part of vessel, up past widest part of body. Soft and powdery surface, moderate pitting and scratching, consistent with marine submersion over long period; worn breaks; white film (saline) over most surfaces.
- Base Diameter
- 0.036
- Preserved height
- 0.071
- Wall thickness
- 0.0035-0.0044
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KE 2246 (Italian Thin-Walled-Ware Cup).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2246>
