- KTH2137+2138 (Late Roman Imported Cooking Pot) [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
- Comparanda
- cf. KTH2382
- Description
- Wide body (ovoid?) tapers toward rim. Short, thick, everted rim turns outward and upward diagonally upward. Slightly rounded lip has shallow groove; interior face is mostly straight, delimited below by sharp turn outward and downward that served as lid-seating.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Granular fabric is brown with frequent small, light, angular to subangular inclusions with some larger ones embedded in surface; other tiny bits. Interior surface is brown consistent with fabric, patchy grey; exterior is strong grey.
- Preservation comment
- Two joining sherds, one large (2137) and one small (2138), preserve 25% of rim and uppermost body. Slight to moderate, sparse abrasion; slightly worn breaks; thin, somewhat extensive patches of encrustation.
- Preserved height
- 0.021
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.17
- Wall thickness
- 0.004
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH2137+2138 (Late Roman Imported 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/kth2137>
