- KTH1902 (Early Roman Corinthian Basin) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-23
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Description
- Small bowl-like basin. Slightly convex walls flare upward to a thick, horizontal rim with a rounded outer face and a sharp inner lip.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale reddish yellow, medium coarse, slightly hard fabric with a granular to hackly break; uncommon to common, poorly sorted, subangular and subrounded, irregular white (lime and quartzite), bluish gray (chert?), and red inclusions (grog?); rare, small black grains; rare to uncommon small to medium rounded and elongated voids. Interior has a markedly smoother surface. Inside walls and upper face of the rim display traces of a thin but even, dull, reddish brown slip. Early Roman Corinthian cooking fabric.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves 16% of rim and part of middle to upper body. Moderate, extensive abrasion and several scratches to gouges, especially on rim; worn breaks; small patches of encrustation.
- Preserved height
- 0.041
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.16
- Rim Height
- 0.014
- Wall thickness
- 0.008
- Has geographic origin
- Corinthia
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 5YR 7/6
- Surface (slip) Munsell reading
- 2.5YR 5/4
- Drawing
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“KTH1902 (Early Roman Corinthian Basin).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1902>
