KTH1510 (Roman Aegean Handmade Vessel or Figurine) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-75
Comment
KTHPUBCAT
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Description
Thin-walled, cup-shaped neck(?) and rim from small handmade vessel or figurine, pinched slightly below rim by fingers.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Medium coarse, hard; slightly granular break. Uncommon to common, small to medium, subangular, pale red inclusions; frequent, small, subangular to subrounded lime and black rocky inclusions; common flecks of golden mica.
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves roughly one quarter of rim. Slight chipping and abrasion; patches of thin encrustation across interior especially.
Preserved height
0.024
Estimated rim diameter
0.07
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Fabric Munsell reading
2.5YR 5/2, weak red (interior surface)
Fabric Munsell reading
2.5YR 6/8, light red (exterior surface)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph