Deep casserole. Simple string-cut rim slightly bevelled inward. Thin, straight wall tapers downward. Dense ribbing on outside wall. Horizontal loop handles, rounded to trapezoidal in section, with two grooves on exterior.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
2.5YR 4/6. Slightly coarse, hard fabric with some angular and elongated white and dark sandy inclusions, with tiny bits, some sparkling, and rare voids.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves <25% of rim, small part of body, and one handle; other handle is KTH1359. Slight, sparse abrasion and chipping around edges; thin, sparse film of encrustation.
“KTH0004/1359 (Early Byzantine Palestinian Casserole).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0004>