KTH0675 (Late Roman Cooking Pot) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-66
Comment
KTHPUBCAT
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Cooking Ware
Description
Thickened and rounded rim. Vertical, slightly tapering upper wall. Thin strap handle curves sharply downward from attachment at rim.
Extant part
Handle
Extant part
Rim
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Core: 2.5YR 5/1 to 5.2, weak reddish gray to weak red. Surface: 2.5YR 5/6, red; darker more grayish patches. Granular fabric with frequent, predominately medium, subangular, light inclusions, some larger, subrounded, white (“lime“) occasionally opening at surface, with varied smaller bits.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 16% of rim, the upper one-quarter of one handle, and small part of upper body. Slight, extensive abrasion and minor chipping around edges; somewhat thick, rough, extensive patches of encrustation.
Handle width
0.028
Preserved height
0.021
Estimated rim diameter
0.25
Wall thickness
0.005
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH0675 (Late Roman Cooking Pot).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0675>