KTH0713 (Eastern Thin-Walled-Ware Mug) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-50
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification comment
Phocaean type
Description
Small flat base with thickened floor, string-cut; rough, sharp outer edge. Flaring lower wall up to convex body. Probably mug.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Light reddish brown fabric, slight gritty, with rare, small, poorly sorted, subangular and rounded (some elongated) lime inclusions; silvery micaceous; thin, even wash very slightly lighter. Turning and smoothing marks on lower body. Material typical for ware.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves entire base and small part of lower wall. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion, pitting, and gouging; worn breaks; thin, extensive specks to patches of encrustation.
Base Diameter
0.029
Preserved height
0.015
Wall thickness
0.0041
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Fabric Munsell reading
2.5YR 6/3
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH0713 (Eastern Thin-Walled-Ware Mug).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0713>