KTH1748 (Late Roman Athenian Red-Slip Imitation Bowl) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-84
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
African Red-Slip Hayes Form 53A
Typological identification
Athenian Late Roman Red Slip
Typological identification comment
Imitation ARS Hayes Form 53A.2
Description
Bowl. Flaring, convex wall ends in plain, rounded lip. Slight grooves on exterior below lip and at bottom of fragment. Inner face tapers just below lip and bears two more tooled grooves, more pronounced than on exterior.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Pale brown with a tinge of pink. Fine, somewhat soft; somewhat granular break, with a bumpy surface texture. Uncommon to common, small, subrounded, lime inclusions; uncommon tiny voids. Red to reddish brown slip, mottled, matte and thin, peeling everywhere in small flakes. Faint turning marks on exterior. Athenian.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves small part of rim and upper wall. Slight, sparse abrasion and pitting; specks of encrustation. Patch of secondary scorching on exterior.
Preserved height
0.025
Estimated rim diameter
0.145
Wall thickness
0.0047
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
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