Type Atlante X tardif=Bonifay lampe type 69 (‟décors estompés”)
Description
Thick walls in circular outline. Discus has raised, rounded framing ring. Shoulder has wide, shallow groove with alternating triple targets (Bussière-Rivel Da 17?) and layered triangles (Bussière-Rivel Cb 2-4?). Low, thick, solid handle extends to base ring. Circular base ring. Somewhat careless, heavy manufacturing from blunt mold.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 2.5YR 5/4, reddish brown. Slip: 2.5YR 5/8, red, with a tinge of orange; consistently fired. Hard, fine, with smooth break. Semiglossy, thick, somewhat even slip shows incipient peeling. Thick, uneven clay around seam on interior. Central Tunisian cf. ARS C ware.
Four joining fragments preserve roughly one third of shoulder, entire handle, and one quarter of base. Slight, sparse abrasion especially on top of handle.
Base Diameter
0.048
Discus diameter
0.048
Handle total height
0.048
Height base to shoulder
0.034
Height shoulder to handle
0.014
Preserved length
0.049
Preserved width
0.084
Weight (kg)
0.049
Chronology comment
Type: end 6th-first half 7th century (see Bonifay2004, p. 413)
