- KTH2468 (Early-Middle Roman Pontic Sigillata Bowl or Cup) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-101
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Pontic Sigillata
- Description
- Small bowl or cup. Low ring foot, squared on resting surface, thickened and banded on exterior face and sloping on interior face. Wide flaring lower wall; thick floor. Slipped on interior, exterior and base mostly plain but drips on lower wall.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Somewhat soft, slightly granular, reddish yellow fabric has uncommon, small, well sorted, subangular to subrounded, white (calcareous) inclusions; rare, small, poorly sorted, subangular, gray, red, and pale or translucent inclusions; abundant black bits; highly micaceous in small sparkles; and frequent, small, mostly rounded but some elongated voids. Thick, somewhat uneven, matte slip, pale reddish orange. Material typical for ware but slip more pale.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves entire base and 15-20% of lower wall. Slight, sparse abrasion and large gouges and chips around edges; worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation over most surface but thick layer over bottom. Faint cloud of secondary scorching.
- Base Diameter
- 0.057
- Preserved height
- 0.018
- Wall thickness
- 0.0049-0.0068
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH2468 (Early-Middle Roman Pontic Sigillata Bowl or Cup).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2468>
