- KTH2265 (Early Roman Italian(?) Sigillata with Molded Relief) [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
- Gaulish Sigillata
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Italian Sigillata
- Typological identification comment
- Fabric indicates an Early Roman western sigillata, more likely Italian than Gaulish?
- Description
- Large bowl. Thick, vertical lower wall. Molded relief of uncertain figure. Slip over exterior and interior.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale pink fabric; red slip with tinge of orange; consistently fired? Fine, hard; smooth to vaguely conchoidal break. Uncommon, well sorted, small, subrounded and subangular, lime and mixed red, gray or brown, and black inclusions. Even, somewhat thick, semilustrous slip.
- Preservation comment
- One small sherds preserves <5% of lower wall. Severe, somewhat extensive abrasion, erosion with flaking, and chipping on all surfaces; very worn breaks; frequent specks of encrusation. Thin speckling to small patches of black discoloration.
- Preserved height
- 0.0386
- Preserved width
- 0.0301
- Wall thickness
- 0.0076-0.0122
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Photograph
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“KTH2265 (Early Roman Italian(?) Sigillata with Molded Relief).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2265>
