KTH2541 (Early Roman Corinthian Thin-Walled Ovoid Mug) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-86
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Description
Large thin-walled mug. Ovoid body to steeply sloping, rounded shoulder. Short, sharply flaring rim with rounded lip; two distinct grooves on exterior face of rim extending down over junction between neck and shoulder.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fine, very hard clay with many small voids and small to medium-sized, subangular, black inclusions, many breaking through surface of fabric. Unglazed.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 20% of rim and upper body. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion; worn breaks; slight patches of encrustation and gray staining.
Preserved height
0.027
Estimated rim diameter
0.095
Wall thickness
0.003
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph