KTH2136 (Eastern Sigillata C Hayes Form 4) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-95
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Eastern Sigillata C Hayes Form 4
Description
Dish. Short foot with triangular profile; flat outer face and two grooves on interior. Wide flaring lower body. Slipped on all surfaces.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Light red fabric; deep red slip. Fine, hard; smooth break. Uncommon, very small, rounded, lime; tiny light bits; micaceous. Slip on interior surface is thick and slightly glossy in bands; slip on exterior is thinner and matte. Material typical for ware: Çandarlı production. Very well made vessel.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 14% of base and small part of lower wall. Slight, extensive abrasion and pitting and large chips from edges; worn breaks; scattered specks to patches of encrustation.
Estimated base diameter
0.125
Preserved height
0.0116
Wall thickness
0.0051
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Fabric Munsell reading
10R 7/6
Surface (slip) Munsell reading
10R 5/8
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH2136 (Eastern Sigillata C Hayes Form 4).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2136>