KE 2276 (Early Roman Glazed Krater) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area UA (Underwater at south mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 721
Conservation
March 16, 2024: A. Kandri rejoined with Acryloid B-72 and patching gauze.
Description
Small krater with elaborate profile.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: buff to pale orange color, slightly more red at surface. Fine, hard; smooth break. Rare, isolated, lime specks; small, angular, gray stoney inclusions; faintly micaceous. Slip: semiglossy, even, thick but variable from open body to contours; covers whole vessel; peeling in small flakes. Variable firing creates darker cloud across one side.
Preservation comment
Eight joining sherds preserve entire base and much of lower body and ca. 15% of rim. Slight, extensive abrasion with minor scoring and chipping; mostly clean breaks, and surface otherwise in good condition.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, no. ER 78, pp. 78-79, pl. 20 (B. Adamsheck: sim. Dragendorff-Watzingers Form 5 (“Arretine“))
Base Diameter
0.089
Height
0.121
Rim diameter
0.18
Wall thickness
0.003
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph