KTH2598 (Middle Roman Attic Thin-Walled-Ware Mug) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 86
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Cup or Mug
Description
Wide body with rounded shoulder. Straight vertical rim, angled slightly outward, thickened above turn from shoulder; plain rounded lip.
Fabric, firing, surface
Red at the core but fired to reddish brown on all surfaces; granular to hackly break, with bumpy surface. Uncommon, medium, angular, poorly sorted white chunks (calcareous?); rare, various gray, black, and red bits. Attic.
Preservation description
One small sherd preserves 12% of rim and small part of adjoining neck and shoulder. Moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting; very worn breaks; specks of encrustation around edges.
Preserved height
0.029
Estimated rim diameter
0.09
Wall thickness
0.0041
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph