KTH2383+1536 (Late Roman Imported Cooking Pot) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 98
Comment
KTHPUBCAT
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Cooking Ware
Comparanda
cf. KTH2137+2138, KTH2382
Description
Wide body (ovoid?) tapering up to rim. Wide body (ovoid?) tapers toward rim. Short, thick, everted rim turns outward and upward diagonally upward. Slightly rounded lip has shallow groove; interior face is mostly straight, delimited below by sharp turn outward and downward that served as lid-seating.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Coarse fabric is brown with frequent small light angular inclusions, rare medium light angular and subangular inclusions; granular break. All surfaces are grey with light brush marks.
Preservation comment
Two joining sherds, one large (2383) and one small (1536), preserve ca. 22% of rim and small part of upper body. Slight, extensive abrasion and slight chipping around edges; slightly worn breaks; thin, moderate patches of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.0242
Estimated rim diameter
0.16
Wall thickness
0.006
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
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KTH1536+2383 (Late Roman Imported Cooking Pot)

Suggested citation
“KTH2383+1536 (Late Roman Imported Cooking Pot).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2383>