KTH1876 (Late Roman Cooking-Ware Small Jar or Pitcher) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-74
Comment
KTHPUBCAT
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Description
Ovoid(?) body. Vertical to slightly outturned rim with rounded lip.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Brown fired to yellowish gray at exterior surface (2-3 mm); coarse, hard, with granular to hackly break and bumpy surface; frequent, well sorted, mostly small but some medium, tabular and angular, light inclusions (calcareous?). Regional? Band of latitudinal brushing on exterior.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 15% of rim and small part of upper body. Slight, sparse abrasion and scoring; slightly worn breaks; scattered spicules to widespread patches of encrustation.
Estimated diameter upper bound
0.112
Preserved height
0.0495
Estimated rim diameter
0.1
Wall thickness
0.005
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1876 (Late Roman Cooking-Ware Small Jar or Pitcher).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1876>