KTH1045 (Late Roman Regional Deep Basin) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 91
Comment
KTHPUBCAT
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Description
Basin. Wide cylindrical, slightly flaring body. Thick, heavy, plain, flat base with sharp transition to wall. Light tool marks on underside.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Light brown to buff, consistently fired; somewhat fine, hard, smooth to vaguely conchoidal break; uncommon, small, angular, dark inclusions; uncommon, small to medium, light (calcareous) inclusions; common golden mica. Cf. micaceous variant of standard LRA2 southern Argolid fabric.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves ca. 45% of base and large part of lower wall. Slight, extensive abrasion; worn breaks; extensive, thick, rough encrustation.
Estimated base diameter
0.125
Preserved height
0.0331
Wall thickness
0.0074
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1045 (Late Roman Regional Deep Basin).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1045>