- KTH1518 (Early Byzantine Lycian Lidded Pitcher) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- KTH Container 64
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Description
- Handmade lid from pitcher. Circular disk with undulating surfaces; edges curve downward and hook inward. Horizontal loop handle attaches to top; would have hinged on vertical loop at top of pitcher.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- in the range of variation of southeast Lycian cooking ware: light brown fabric with a tinge of pink, same color throughout; unslipped and unpainted; slightly fine and smooth texture but cooking ware, hard, hackly break; common, fine grit (angular lime particles and varied light and dark bits); slightly golden micaceous.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves 60% of lid with handle attachment but edges broken. Very slight, sparse abrasion and chipping around edge; clean breaks; rare specks of encrustation.
- Diameter
- 0.072
- Height
- 0.014
- Has geographic origin
- Asia Minor
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
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“KTH1518 (Early Byzantine Lycian Lidded Pitcher).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1518>
