KTH1250 (Middle Roman Trefoil-Mouth Pitcher) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-80
Comment
KTHPUBCAT
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Description
Pitcher with wide trefoil mouth. Vertical neck flares up to spout; rim everted at top of neck with flattened lip.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 2.5YR 4/2, weak red (core); 2.5YR 5/8, red (all extant surfaces). Medium coarse, consistently fired, with frequent, small, angular, light inclusions and some larger, rounded, light chunks, all visible on surface. Thick, matte, even slip on all surfaces fired to same color as fabric.
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves less than one quarter of upper neck and spout. Slight, extensive encrustation; worn breaks; patch of red discoloration below spout.
Preserved height
0.036
Preserved width
0.039
Estimated rim diameter
0.034
Wall thickness
0.006
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1250 (Middle Roman Trefoil-Mouth Pitcher).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1250>