KTH1585 (Late Roman Cooking-Ware Jug) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 77
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Cooking Ware
Description
Jug in cooking ware. Flaring rim, thickened, with rounded lip and sharp ridge on interior. Strap handle with two grooves on outer face attaches against rim.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Gray core and brownish red surface (2-4 mm); moderately coarse, hard, hackly break; frequent sandy inclusions, most small and rarely medium, subangular and angular, opaque and some translucent (including calcareous and quartzitic). Regional?
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves <5% of rim and upper attachment of one handle. Slight to moderate, somewhat sparse abrasion; worn breaks; widespread, thin patches of encrustation.
Handle width
0.0213
Preserved height
0.0168
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1585 (Late Roman Cooking-Ware Jug).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1585>