KTH2594 (Late Roman Imported Cooking-Ware Pitcher) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 86
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Antique Cooking Ware
Typological identification
Pitcher or Jug
Fabric, firing, surface
Reddish brown, fired to grayish brown on surfaces (2-3mm). Hard, coarse; granular break and rough surface texture. Small, well sorted, white opaque and translucent (some calcareous and quartzitic) and tiny, angular, dark gray to black inclusions; dense flakes of silvery mica. Faintly smoothed on exterior.
Preservation description
One fragment preserves small segment of handle and one attachment. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting; worn breaks; thin, faint patches of encrustation.
Handle width
0.0289
Preserved length
0.0366
Material
Ceramic (Material)
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