KTH2299 (Corinthian Sigillata Imitation Bowl or Dish) [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 C Hayes Form 2
Typological identification
Eastern Sigillata C Loeschcke Form 26A
Typological identification
Regional Sigillata
Typological identification comment
sim. ESC Loeschcke 26A (or Hayes 2?)
Description
Bowl. Straight flaring upper wall. Rim projects out horizontally; outer face is round, upper face marked by two grooves.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: buff with a tinge of pink. Slip: orangish red to dark brownish red. Very fine, somewhat soft; smooth break. Rare, small to medium, subrounded, lime chunks; rare tiny black bits; rare (micaceous?) sparkles at surface. Thin, uneven, semiglossy slip, flaking in small chips. Fine turning lines on interior and around rim. Corinthian.
Preservation comment
One small sherd preserves 8% of rim and small part of upper body. Moderate, extensive abrasion and chipping and rare scratching to gouging; very worn breaks. Cloud of secondary scorching across body.
Preserved height
0.021
Estimated rim diameter
0.17
Wall thickness
0.0048
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH2299 (Corinthian Sigillata Imitation Bowl or Dish).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2299>