KTH1994 (Eastern Sigillata A Plate or Dish) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-68
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Eastern Sigillata A Hayes Form 4
Typological identification comment
Probably ESA Hayes Form 4 (form, scale, material)
Description
Plate or dish. Wide, low ting foot has vertical but angular outer face and sloping inner face. Flat floor slightly sloping upward out from base.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Material typical for early ware: very fine, pale fabric with thick, even, slightly lustrous slip, slightly more orange on interior and slightly more red on exterior; part of double dipping streak preserved.
Preservation comment
One small sherd preserves 5% of base and small part of floor. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion; worn breaks; specks of encrustation.
Estimated base diameter
0.14
Preserved height
0.022
Wall thickness
0.0057
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph