KTH1521 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Regional Cooking Pot) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 64
Comment
KTHPUBCAT
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Cooking Ware
Description
Inward sloping to slightly convex upper body. Everted rim set off by sharp groove, with rounded lip; overhanging ledge inside,
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Gray core fired to brown surfces (2-3 mm); coarse, hard, with hackly break; frequent, small to medium, subrounded and subangular, calcareous inclusions, a few exploding through the surface; other tiny bits, some dark. NePcf. Light brush marks on all extant surfaces.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 8% of rim and part of upper body. Slight, sparse abrasion and scoring; mostly clean breaks; thin patches of encrustation around edges. Exterior scorched by secondary burning.
Preserved height
0.057
Estimated rim diameter
0.16
Wall thickness
0.005
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph