- KE 2287 (Early Roman Trefoil-Mouth Pitcher) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 732
- Comparanda
- cf. MartyPeppers1979, p. 167, no. A65, figs. 18:g-h (identified as “Greek“; Tower 14, Isthmia, deposit dated third quarter of the 1st c. CE)
- Description
- Trefoil-mouth pitcher. Neck widened below rim on interior and exterior to form catchment for liquid. Rim is rounded at outer edge, and inner face makes smooth transition to wall; light incision delineates underside of rim from neck. Strap handle has two grooves forming central and flanking ridges.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric and surface discolored by marine exposure. Where visible fabric is very fine with no inclusions. Surface was thinly slipped and may have been reddish.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves rim, neck, entire handle, and small part of uppermost wall. Extensive, moderate abrasion and erosion with pitting; worn breaks; extensive rough patches of white encrustation (with vermetid casings) and scattered black clouding. Weathering consistent with long marine submersion.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, p. 130, no. RC 54c, pl. 36 (B. Adamsheck)
- Handle width
- 0.021
- Preserved height
- 0.0813
- Wall thickness
- 0.004
- Other Dimensions
- L. mouth 0.0664
- Other Dimensions
- W. mouth 0.049
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KE 2287 (Early Roman Trefoil-Mouth Pitcher).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2287>
