Uneven, somewhat pyramidal-shaped object with wide perforation through narrow upper part of rounded edges along more or less flat bottom surface. Hand tool for polishing?
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Light red. Hard, sandy fabric with frequent small, rounded to subrounded, white, red, and gray inclusions. Cf. KTH0243.
Preservation comment
Intact. Moderate, extensive pitting; thin patches of encrustation.
“KTH0172 (Ceramic Tool?).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0172>