KTH2264 (Early Roman Corinthian Sigillata Imitation Bowl) [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
Eastern Sigillata A Hayes Form 43
Typological identification
Regional Sigillata
Typological identification comment
Adaptation of ESA Hayes 43 (early 1st c. CE)?
Comparanda
cf. KTH2250+2260
Description
Bowl. Curving upper wall. Everted rim with rounded top and lip. Row of thin, short, transverse lines incised over lip; row of thin, vertical lines incised on exterior below lip.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Buff fabric with a tinge of pink. Medium hard, fine; smooth break. Rare, small, subrounded, lime inclusions; very rare, small, subangular, dark bits; faint sparkles at surface (micaceous?). Orangish red, thin, even, semimatte slip on interior and exterior, peeling everywhere in small flakes. Regional.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 8% of rim and small part of uppermost wall. Slight to moderate, somewhat extensive abrasion with chipping along edges; worn breaks; rare specks to small patches of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.0121
Estimated rim diameter
0.18
Wall thickness
0.0041
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KTH2264 (Early Roman Corinthian Sigillata Imitation Bowl).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2264>