- KTH2556 (Middle Roman Regional Pitcher) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-86
- Comment
- KTHPUBCAT
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Comparanda
- cf. Slane1994, pp. 144, 145, nos. 54, 55, fig. 12 (Peribolos of Apollo, Corinth, late 3rd-early 4th century)
- Description
- Pitcher with round mouth. Rim flares upward from central opening (not preserved) and terminates in upturned lip with flat outer edge. Handle, circular to oval in section, rises and curves to level of rim, and is attached by pressing clay of handle to underside of rim. Fine brushstrokes from smoothing inside mouth.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: 2.5YR 6/8. Surface consistently fired: 2.5YR 5/2. Fine, hard, gritty clay with rare, small, rounded, white to yellow and numerous tiny inclusions. Regional product.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves ca. 30% of rim, small part of upper neck, and upper one-third of handle. Slight chipping and gouging; worn edges.
- Handle width
- 0.021
- Preserved height
- 0.023
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.049
- Wall thickness
- 0.005
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH2556 (Middle Roman Regional Pitcher).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2556>
