KTH1512 (Early-Middle Roman Imported Cooking Pot) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-75-bag
Comment
KTHPUBCAT
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Description
Wide rim flat to slight sloped on top, rounded outer edge. Straight upper wall tapering to rim.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Hard, slightly ranular fabric is inconsistently fired to brownish-reddish and pale red (2.5YR 5/4, reddish brown). Interior surface brown; exterior inconsistently fired to pale red to light brown (2.5YR 6/4, light reddish brown). Rare white, small, rounded inclusions, some elongated, also embedded in surface; frequent mica.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 12% of rim and small part of upper body. Slight abrasion around breaks; thin, somewhat extensive encrustation. Streaks of burning on interior and exterior.
Preserved height
0.021
Estimated rim diameter
0.19
Wall thickness
0.004
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1512 (Early-Middle Roman Imported Cooking Pot).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1512>