KTH0905 (Late Roman Regional Cooking Pot) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-12
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Cooking Pot
Fabric, firing, surface
Orangish red fired to slightly brownish red at surface (2 mm) with dark gray clouding around handle; moderately coarse, hard, granular to hackly break; uncommon, poorly sorted, small to rarely medium, rounded white (lime) and tabular to angular, gray and dark gray or brown inclusions; rare, medium, elongated, white (calcareous?) chunks. Brushstrokes across handle.
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves ca. 8% of rim, small part of neck, and one upper handle attachment. Slight, sparse abrasion, scraping, and flaking; worn breaks; widespread, rough film of encrustation.
Handle width
0.0231
Preserved height
0.0352
Estimated rim diameter
0.13
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to

KTH0904/704 (Late Roman Regional Cooking Pot)