KTH1801 (Late Roman Regional Cooking Pot) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-68
Comment
KTHPUBCAT
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Cooking Ware
Description
Wide body (ovoid to globular?) tapers to rim. Plain everted rim with square outer face and slightly concave upper face. everted; slightly concave on top forming ledge for lid; no offset below. Vertical loop handle, irregular oval in section, attaches at rim/upper body.
Extant part
Handle
Extant part
Rim
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Exterior: 7.5R 5/6; interior: 5YR 5/4. Brown cooking ware with frequent medium, light, angular, inclusions and other tiny, varied bits also visible at surface; rare medium, dark, angular inclusions. Small voids at surface especially on handle. NePcf. Gray patches on exterior: scorching during use?
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 9% of rim and small part of upper body. Slight, frequent abrasion and gouging; worn breaks; numerous specks of encrustation.
Handle width
0.021
Preserved height
0.032
Estimated rim diameter
0.19
Wall thickness
0.005
Has geographic origin
Northeast Peloponnese
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1801 (Late Roman Regional 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/kth1801>