KTH2264 (Early Roman Corinthian Sigillata Imitation Bowl) [permalink] [show fewer 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)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph