KTH2409 (Late Roman Imported Cooking Pot) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 97
Comment
KTHPUBCAT
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Cooking Ware
Comparanda
sim. KTH0674. KTH981, KTH1116, KTH1520
Description
Rounded upper body. Short, everted rim with rounded exterior face and small flange at interior ledge.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Reddish brown inconsistently fired to pale reddish gray at exterior surface (1 mm); coarse, hard, with hackly break; common, well sorted, small to medium, mostly light (quartzitic?) and less commonly red to gray inclusions. Light brush marks on interior surface and outside of rim.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 8% of rim and small part of upper wall. Moderate, somewhat sparse abrasion; worn breaks; thin, extensive encrustation.
Preserved height
0.0233
Estimated rim diameter
0.2
Wall thickness
0.007
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH2409 (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/kth2409>