KTH2407 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Imported Echinus Bowl) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-97
Comment
KTHJJB
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Comparanda
cf. CorinthVII.3, p. 32, nos. 26, 34, pls. 2, 44 (G. R. Edwards)
Description
Echinus bowl. Flaring, convex wall rising to sharply inturned rim with simple, rounded lip. Black glaze on exterior, red on interior; reserved line on lip. Fabric and decoration suggest non-Attic import. Late Classical-Early Hellenistic.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fine, moderately soft clay with very few tiny voids and inclusions. Fleeting, thin, dull black glaze.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves small part of rim and upper wall. Slight, extensive abrasion and pitting; slight, somewhat extensive film of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.021
Estimated rim diameter
0.45
Wall thickness
0.0035
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Classical (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
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