KTH2249 (Early Roman Corinthian Sigillata(?) Plate) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-86
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Regional Sigillata
Description
Plate. Low sloping walls. Small, hanging lip, rounded above and pointed below.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: Buff with a faintly pinkish hue on the surfaces; slightly grayish brown core. Fine and compact, medium hard, slightly golden micaceous, with a smooth to conchoidal fracture, containing uncommon small to medium, mostly subrounded but a few elongated, white (calcareous) chunks, rare, angular, gray bits, and poorly sorted, small, black bits. Slip: orangish red; thin but even; flakey. Turning marks on interior. Corinthian.
Preservation comment
One small sherd preserve 7% of rim and small part of upper wall. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and significant chipping around edges; worn breaks; slight specks to small patches of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.0192
Estimated rim diameter
0.17
Wall thickness
0.0053
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH2249 (Early Roman Corinthian Sigillata(?) Plate).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2249>